President George Washington delivered his farewell address 225 years ago. Mount Vernon convened a virtual panel to revis… John Avlon talked about his book, Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. George Washington could have stayed in office for a third term. Many thought he would ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In December of 1783, Maryland witnessed a powerful and often overlooked moment in our nation’s history that helped define the future of American democracy. George Washington is famous ...

230 years ago this month (September 1796) George Washington’s immensely insightful farewell address was published. It has a “solemn” warning that excessive partisanship will: “consolidate power,” and ...

WASHINGTON -- Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday to restore a tradition of reading the first American ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation, a reading of George Washington’s farewell address would help. In it, he expresses concerns that national divisions caused by ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address remains one of the most important statements of political wisdom in American history. Published in 1796 as Washington prepared to leave the presidency after two ...