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  • 2016-10-20 (xsd:date)
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  • George H.W. Bush Left a Note for Bill Clinton (en)
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  • When President George H.W. Bush departed the White House in 1993 after having lost his re-election bid, he did not sulk or criticize the opponent who had defeated him, Instead, he graciously left a welcoming note behind for his successor, President Bill Clinton, that read as follows: An image of this note was frequently shared via social media during the 2016 presidential election campaign: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton also posted her thoughts about the note to her Instagram account in June 2016: The note also received a boost in popularity after the third presidential debate of 2016, due to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's response to a question about whether he would accept the results of the upcoming election. The note was frequently cited as an example of the American tradition of peaceful transfer of power and an implicit criticism of Trump for saying that he would take a wait and see attitude towards the election's outcome. George H.W. Bush wrote about his leaving the White House and the note he left behind for his predecessor in his autobiography All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings: Bill Clinton also mentioned the note in his own autobiography: George H.W. Bush was not the first President to leave behind a note to his successor. Ronald Reagan had done the same for President Bush when he departed the White House in 1989: (en)
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