President Biden wrote President-elect Donald Trump a letter as he departed the White House, keeping to tradition. As Biden awaited Trump’s arrival at the White House, he was asked if he wrote a letter to Trump.

Out with Andrew Jackson, in with Ben Franklin. Biden has already made a physical mark on the Oval by switching out the office's busts and paintings. Says @BeschlossDC, “we’re living in a new age, and the oval office shows it.” #velshi pic.twitter.com/xwm1r2GZRZ

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden is the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

Biden conveyed his deep appreciation for first lady Jill Biden, who joined him in the Oval Office. “My deepest appreciation to our amazing first lady with me in the Oval today, for our entire family, you’re the love of my life and the lives of my love,” he said. “My eternal thanks to you, the American people.”

"Join me tonight as I reflect on our progress and deliver my farewell address to the nation," President Joe Biden's X account posted, in part, on Wednesday.

Former President Joe Biden delivered his farewell speech Monday after the inauguration of 47th President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.