Washington’s early promise and the lure of retirement were reasons for his declining to seek a third term. Perhaps even stronger than those factors were Washington’s feelings about the country’s …

With incumbent president George Washington having refused a third term in office, the 1796 election became the first U.S. presidential election in which political parties competed for the presidency. The …

Jan 24, 2021 · Detail of Sketch by Edward Percy Moran c. 1915. Image George Washington's Mount Vernon. Most of us know that George Washington refused a third term as president of the United …

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.

With incumbent President George Washington having refused a third term in office, incumbent Vice President John Adams of Massachusetts was a candidate for the presidency on the Federalist Party …

When President George Washington was in his second term, there was nothing in the Constitution that prevented him from seeking a third. But he did not. In his Farewell Address in 1796, Washington ...

Feb 21, 2021 · America’s first president, George Washington, voluntarily gave up the office more than two centuries ago. The speech he gave announcing his departure is still so important that it is read …