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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.
Washington’s Farewell Address, published at the end of his second term, stands today as a timeless warning about the forces that threaten American democracy. In 1796, President Washington decided it was time to retire from public life.
May 20, 2002 · Washington’s Farewell Address: In facsimile, with transliterations of all the drafts of Washington, Madison, & Hamilton, together with their correspondence and other supporting documents. New York, 1935. description ends 105–36 (facsimile), and 139–59 (transcription).
Apr 20, 2021 · Washington's farewell address / border drawn by W. Momberger ; lettering by Wm. Kemble ; engraved & published by J.C. Buttre, 48 Franklin St. N.Y. 1856. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Last Updated: Jul 19, 2022 8:09 AM. URL: https://guides.loc.gov/washington-farewell-address. Print Page.
George Washington's Farewell address, delivered on September 19, 1796, remains a a towering statement of American political purpose.
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
George Washington, September 17, 1796, Farewell Address | Library of Congress.
