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.

Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington's Farewell Address. A public letter announcing his retirement after two terms ...

In George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address that Sen. Portman read, Washington warns at length about the dangers on many fronts standing before the new nation. It’s unfortunate that 225 years ...

It used to be one of the most widely read political documents in the country, but President George Washington’s farewell address has now become largely forgotten by the public.

On February 22, 2021, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) read President George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address. The annual event began on the former president’s birthday in 1896, with the two ...

Presidents Day straddles the former celebrations of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 and George Washington on Feb. 22. Presidents Day tends to be more of a three-day weekend than a ...

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait), Gilbert Stuart, oil on canvas, ... George Washington reportedly worked on his 1796 farewell address by the light of this brass candle stand.

TALLAHASSEE - America's first president is in the Florida Capitol Building. Indeed, a statue of George Washington will be on ...

Specifically, it's the earliest solstice since June 20, 1796, when George Washington was president and there were only 16 states in the Union.

On this day in 1796, President George Washington completed the final draft of his farewell address, in which he said that he would step down after his second term. In doing so, ...

Attempts after the 2020 elections and in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to block that unique and powerful transfer of presidential power bring George Washington's warnings ...