On Presidents Day, George Washington’s Farewell Address offers urgent guidance for today, warning against partisan extremism, moral decline, debt, ...

Washington feared that partisanship could lead to the destruction of the Constitution and to the rule of “ambitious, and ...

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, I ...

Section I: The crisis of creation : The first farewell ; Washington at home ; A reluctant president ; The seeds of the two-party system ; The death of the one-term dream ; Second-term blues ; Hating ...

NEW YORK (WCSC) — Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers as he stepped down from command after the Revolutionary War on Dec. 4, 1783. The gathering happened at Fraunces Tavern in Lower ...

The Independence Historical Trust will hold its fourth annual Washington’s Farewell: A Constitutional Convention Send-Off on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Carpenters’ Hall in Old City. The event, from 6 to 8 ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and some other writings, but it ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Farewell Address was Washington's ...