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 ...

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. It used to be one 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 ...

Washington called all of this in his prescient Farewell Address as he left office. As he feared, the spirit of party has overwhelmed the U.S. political system. The Mueller report is now (mostly) ...

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 ...

On Sept. 17, 1796, President George Washington delivered his farewell address in which he warned against involvement in foreign disputes. In 1862 Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s troops were repulsed ...

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 ...