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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.
Pages in category "Farewell addresses" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Farewell speech; A. Aaron Burr's farewell address; D.
The segment in which Washington sings along as Hamilton reads the text of the Farewell Address was inspired by will.i.am's song "Yes We Can", in which performers sing along to a speech by Barack Obama. [2] In December 2018, Miranda released a remix version of the song featuring Obama as a guest performer reciting the extracts of the farewell ...
During the speech, he reminisced about his first days standing before a room full of students in September 2001. He said some kids were "tattling, crying. Some not listening to directions at all.
A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
Whatever that word is — probably some multisyllabic German monstrosity — go ahead and apply it to this year’s college football season. Take a long last look, because this is one of those end ...
In farewell remarks, Adele became emotional while thanking her fans and loved ones, videos shared on social media showed. "I will miss it terribly, and I will miss you terribly," she said. "I don ...
The farewell address (farewell speech) article attempts to document many subsequent speeches that are held to the same standard. My May 18 edit to the article tried to provide better context for why George Washington's Farewell Address belongs in the "farewell address" family of articles.