Many thought he would, yet he wrote that he would “decline being considered” in his now famous Farewell Address. Washington wrote those words by candlelight in 1796 beside a simple brass stand that is ...

A prophetic father of his country, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address as he approached the end of his second term in office on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He triumphantly ...

Feb. 19—On Monday the United States of America celebrates an amalgamated holiday. Presidents Day straddles the former celebrations of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 and George Washington ...

On the observance of President George Washington’s February birthday, Sen. Rob Portman delivered Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address on the Senate floor. Hopefully, the senator and his GOP colleagues ...

It used to be one of the most widely read political documents in the country, but President George Washington’s farewell address has now become largely forgotten by the public. With the help of James ...

On June 1, 1796, President George Washington granted Tennessee admission as the 16th state. John Sevier was chosen to lead and Knoxville was its capital.

The vote to approve a treaty with Britain set many precedents that govern the treaty-making process to this day and created ...