George Washington’s Farewell Address was unlike Joe Biden's or Donald Trump's speeches. Religion, for Washington, was not a mere slogan. God was not someone to be remade in the image of his ...

From there, students then engage in a choice engagement activity, choosing to study two or more of thirteen historic presidential farewell addresses, including those from George Washington ...

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, it’s appropriate to revisit the important, if underappreciated, role of the presidential farewell address in the American democratic process.

The presidential farewell address is a tradition that dates back to George Washington. Presidents use the speech to tout their records and well as warn their successors of potential roadblocks.

But, only a few focus on threats to American democracy. Indeed, at the genre's origin, George Washington’s famous farewell address was the first to alert the American people to forces that might ...