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 ...

When the U. S. Constitution was adopted, it was generally thought that George Washington would be the first president. In fact, he was elected unanimously. In his Farewell Address in ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In December of 1783, Maryland witnessed a powerful and often overlooked moment in our nation’s history that helped define the future of American democracy. George Washington is famous ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The warnings George Washington made in his farewell address — about hyperpartisanship, excessive debt and foreign wars — have incredible resonance today, says John Avlon, the author of “Washington’s ...

WASHINGTON -- Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday to restore a tradition of reading the first American ...

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 ...