President George Washington delivered his farewell address 225 years ago. Mount Vernon convened a virtual panel to revis… John Avlon talked about his book, Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s ...

Sen. Tim Kaine delivered the annual reading of George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address on the Senate floor today, ...

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 ...

Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday ...

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 ...

For over a century, George Washington’s Farewell Address was widely read in American schools, writes Dory Wiley. Students memorized passages. Teachers dissected its warnings. It was considered as ...

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February 22, 1907 - Sen. Elmer J. Burkett from Lincoln delivered George Washington’s Farewell Address to the U.S. Senate on ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country's founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

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 ...

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 ...