George Washington used the light of this brass candle stand while laboring over his farewell address in 1796. Richard Strauss / NMAH George Washington was a man of many talents. Writing speeches ...

Object Details associated person; user Washington, George associated person Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Nelly Custis Description Farewell Address was Washington's final advice to his countrymen. He urged ...

Just nine previous presidents have done so, starting with George Washington but most of them in modern times. Washington, Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson delivered farewell addresses in writing.

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until, on a whim ...

President Biden’s farewell address was a cliché-laden mess, yet the media coverage described it as a “speech for the history books” and a “defense of democracy” that &… ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address was unlike Joe Biden's or Donald Trump's speeches. Religion, for Washington, was not a mere slogan.

President Dwight Eisenhower makes his farewell address to the nation in a television-radio broadcast three days before the end of his term in Washington, on Jan. 17, 1961. (AP) By Michael Peregrine ...

The two most famous and historically significant farewell addresses were issued by chief executives departing after two successful terms: George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower. Mr.

In reflecting upon the farewell address, it’s easy to see that the very issues Washington focused on—political rivalry, foreign affairs—“are still relevant today,” Rubenstein said.

Letter: George Washington’s farewell address contains his belief that, among other things, political factionalism will cause the destruction of our nation from within.

President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new nation but also warned of the dangers of party politics.