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George Washington's Resignation Speech


Farewell Address | The American Presidency Project

I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence, and that, after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its ...

George Washington's Resignation Speech - Maryland State Archives

Before he delivered his resignation speech to Congress, then meeting in the Old Senate. Chamber, on December 23, 1783 Washington made clear his intent to retire ...

Farewell Address (1796) - The National Constitution Center

In 1796, President George Washington published his “Farewell Address” to the nation. After two terms in office, Washington decided to retire from public life.

The Farewell Address | George Washington's Mount Vernon

Washington's Farewell Address, published at the end of his second term, stands today as a timeless warning about the forces that threaten American democracy.

George Washington's Farewell Address - Mount Vernon

Washington informed the American people of his retirement in a public letter that would come to be known as his “Farewell Address.”

Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 - Office of the Historian

To announce his decision not to seek a third term as President, George Washington presented his Farewell Address in a newspaper article September 17, 1796.

Cardin Delivers Washington's Farewell Address from Senate Floor

... George Washington's farewell address to the nation from the floor of the United States Senate. With an understanding that the future of our ...

George Washington's Farewell Address

The document is eloquent in its plea for the maintenance of the union and farsighted in its warnings against political strife and foreign entanglement.

George Washington, December 23, 1783, Resignation Address

I have now the honor of offering my sincere Congratulations to Congress and of presenting myself before them to surrender into their hands the trust committed ...

Washington's Farewell Address - YouTube

The power of President George Washington's parting words. Wait until you hear what President Washington had to say about patriotism, ...

III. Washington's Address to Congress Resigning his Commission …

The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place; I have now the honor of offering my sincere Congratulations to Congress and ...

President George Washington's Farewell Address, September 19 ...

In his "Farewell Address," Washington offered his advice to the citizens of the United States. His key points were to warn Americans against the danger of ...

George Washington's Resignation Speech - Maryland State Archives

George Washington's Resignation Speech: An Historic Document For Maryland. On January 22, 2007, the Maryland State Archives completed the acquisition of ...

President George Washington's Farewell Address - 1796

President George Washington's Farewell Address - 1796. (abridged). Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the ...

From George Washington to United States Congress, 23 December …

The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place; I have now the honor of offering my sincere Congratulations to Congress & of ...

George Washington's Farewell Address - Wikipedia

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.

George Washington, September 17, 1796, Farewell Address ...

I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those, out of whom a choice is to be made.

Resignation Address - Teaching American History

I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my Official life, by commending the Interests of our dearest Country to the protection of ...

George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address | C-SPAN.org

Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington's Farewell Address.

Senator Coons delivers George Washington 1796 Farewell Address

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