Election 2024: Passing the Baton

JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson told the nation he would not seek re-election as President. This year, President Joe Biden stepped down in the middle of the 2024 presidential campaign. In this episode, we speak with LBJ Foundation President and CEO Mark Updegrove along with presidential historian Alexis Coe about presidents who chose to “pass the baton” and the country’s legacy of ensuring peaceful transitions between presidents for nearly 250 years.