As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition of leaving a note in the Oval Office.

The president will deliver his final remarks from the Oval Office. In the past, President Barack Obama went to his home in Chicago for his farewell speech. George W. Bush spoke from the East Room.

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.

President Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office on January 16. The president warned that an oligarchy was taking shape in America and that the American people must stand vigilant against a tech-industrial complex and be the keeper of the flame of American democracy.

The president will deliver his final remarks from the Oval Office. In the past, President Barack Obama went to his home in Chicago for his farewell speech. George W. Bush spoke from the East Room.

Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.

Trump broke a 152-year tradition by skipping President Joe Biden 's inauguration. The departing president typically welcomes the incoming president at the North Portico and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue together to the inauguration ceremony.

As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition of leaving a note in the Oval Office.

The president will deliver his final remarks from the Oval Office. In the past, President Barack Obama went to his home in Chicago for his farewell speech. George W. Bush spoke from the East Room.

Presidential scholars say it's not worth it for Bush to get involved in public spats with Trump and say it will only hurt him in the history books.

This will mark the first time that a president who has received a letter from an outgoing president may well be writing a letter to the same person who's the incoming president'