Washington's farewell to his officers in 1783 from a painting by Alonzo Chappell, 1866, engraving by T. Phillibrown printed circa 1879 by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, New York.

G eorge Washington announced his permanent retreat from the world 220 years ago today. His “ Farewell Address,” first drafted by Madison and later amended and expanded by Hamilton, was printed ...

A s Presidents Day approaches, many Americans will take time to celebrate and honor the leadership and wisdom of our Founding Fathers. This includes George Washington, whose birthday is on Feb. 22 ...

The farewell dinner for Washington and his officers took place in the tavern’s Long Room. “With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you,” he told them.

Tennessee Congressman Mark Green officially announced his resignation on the Fourth of July, effective today.The Republican ...

GENERAL WASHINGTON'S CHRISTMAS FAREWELL: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783 Stanley Weintraub, . . Free Press, $25 (205pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-4654-5 ...

Stanley Weintraub is the author of "General Washington's Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming," published this year in paperback by Penguin/Plume. We don’t associate George Washington ...

Alexis Coe wants you to read George Washington’s Farewell Address. She calls it a “ shockingly modern document ” for something that was written in a late-18th century agricultural society.

The ideas in Washington’s farewell still help to guide lawmakers and ordinary citizens alike. His address was the subject of a 2018 book and is revered as a foundationally important text for the ...

Washington dutifully spent the next four years on a precedent-setting bender. Satisfied, he tasked James Madison, his close adviser and later the fourth president, with drafting a farewell address.