George Washington announced his permanent retreat from the world 220 years ago today. His “Farewell Address,” first drafted by Madison and later amended and expanded by Hamilton, was printed ...

From there, students then engage in a choice engagement activity, choosing to study two or more of thirteen historic presidential farewell addresses, including those from George Washington ...

Forty years after Washington’s farewell and two decades before the Civil War, President Andrew Jackson offered his own ...

The 46th president will likely talk up his achievements on infrastructure, student loan forgiveness, and steering the nation ...

Mark your calendar: Presidents Day falls on Feb. 17 this year, and though it’s a few days earlier than George Washington ... patriotism.” —Farewell address, Sept. 19, 1796 10.