As former vice president, Joe Biden would have been "more than ready to serve as president" if something had happened to him. "It might reassure those who still worried I was too young . . . What mattered most, though, was what my gut told me — that Joe was decent, honest, and loyal. I believed that he cared about ordinary people, and that when things got tough, I could trust him. I wouldn't be disappointed."
Unlike Trump, who is making Biden's presidency transition difficult, former President George W. Bush welcomed Obama. "Whether because of his respect for the institution, lessons from his father, bad memories of his own transition . . . or just basic decency, President Bush would end up doing all he could to make the 11 weeks between my election and his departure go smoothly," Obama wrote, adding that his daughters, Barbara and Jenna, "rearranged their schedules to give Malia and Sasha their own tour." "I promised myself that when the time came, I would treat my successor the same way."