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Washington's Farewell Address [1] 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. [2] He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
George Washington's Farewell Address; I. Second inauguration of George Washington; N. Newburgh Address This page was last edited on 23 February 2024, at 08:31 (UTC ...
Washington attended Adams's presidential inauguration on March 4, 1797, in Philadelphia and read aloud his final brief "farewell address." He was eager to return to his beloved home of Mount Vernon after he had served two consecutive terms of office. [ 7 ]
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 ...
George Washington – Washington's Farewell Address in which he warned of the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances. Dwight D. Eisenhower – Eisenhower's farewell address in which he warned of the military–industrial complex. Barack Obama – Obama's farewell address made from Chicago, breaking tradition of holding one in the ...
The song's second half includes an excerpt from the actual historical text of Washington's farewell address; Hamilton reads the address, as Washington sings the same words to a melody. In addition to the Farewell Address, the song also quotes a verse of the Bible: "Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them ...
The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797.. Washington took office after the 1788–1789 presidential election, the nation's first quadrennial presidential election, in which he was elected unanimously by the Electoral Colle
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