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A 1796 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. The thought of the United States without George Washington as its president caused concern among many Americans. Thomas Jefferson disagreed with many of Washington's policies and later led the Democratic-Republicans in opposition to many Federalist policies, but he joined his political rival Alexander Hamilton, leader of the Federalists ...
On September 19, 1796, George Washington published his Farewell Address. In it, America’s “founding father” announced his retirement and explained his reasons for not seeking a third term as ...
Barack Obama's farewell address This page was last edited on 10 January 2025, at 20:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:45, 9 October 2012: 3,000 × 2,338 (3.39 MB): Matanya == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Great Experiment Hall Cox Corridors In his farewell address at the end of his second term as president, George Washington urged America, "Observe good faith and justic...
Washington's Farewell Address, published by the American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796. At the end of his second term, Washington retired. He was dismayed with the personal attacks against him and wanted to ensure that a truly contested presidential election could be held.
September 17 – U.S. President George Washington issues his Farewell Address, which warns against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. November 2 – John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson in the U.S. presidential election. November 4 – The Treaty of Tripoli (between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Tripoli (see also 1797).
President Joe Biden will give his farewell address to the nation in prime time on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the White House announced Friday. He will speak at 8 p.m. ET from the Oval Office. The speech ...
September 17, 1796: Washington's Farewell Address warned against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. November 4 - December 7, 1796: 1796 United States presidential election : Incumbent vice president John Adams defeated Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson .