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Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
May 20, 2002 · “Farewell Address, 19 September 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0440-0002. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington , Presidential Series, vol. 20, 1 April–21 September 1796 , ed. David R. Hoth and William M. Ferraro.
George Washington's Farewell address, delivered on September 19, 1796, remains a a towering statement of American political purpose.
Feb 16, 2018 · Home. Topics. U.S. Presidents. How Washington’s Farewell Address Inspired Future Presidents. The fears he raised about the future of the nation—including excessive debt, hyper-partisanship...
George Washington, September 17, 1796, Farewell Address | Library of Congress.
In honor of the 225th anniversary of his famed Farewell Address, an all-star panel discusses George Washington’s warnings to and hopes for future generations of Americans. Featuring CNN’s John Avlon, author Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, and historian Dr. Joseph Ellis.
President George Washington’s Farewell Address - 1796 (abridged) Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in
