George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the most famous speeches (actually, an address published in the newspapers) in American history. It is usually remembered for its warnings against ...

And I just got to the part (page 539 in case you want to read along) where Chernow is addressing what Washington thought about the Constitution after it was drafted but before it was ratified ...

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a virtual "town hall" about George Washington's influence in shaping the Constitution after the Revolutionary War -- and, as president, his ...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. — George Washington ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

June 12, 2012 -- In his first year as the first president, George Washington studied the United States' brand-new Constitution and decided he'd better take some notes. So he read the parts that ...

A copy of the Constitution that belonged to the father of our country went for one mother of a price at auction yesterday — a record $9.8 million. George Washington’s book, leather bound for him ...

While many might think of James Madison as the father of the Constitution, George Washington is the man who made it all possible. Read more.

George Washington Said, 'If Freedom of Speech Is Taken Away, Then Dumb and Silent We May Be Led'? ... National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.Org, https: ...

In 1787, General George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention with sphinx-like inscrutability. He betrayed not a flicker of emotion as the architects of a new nation wrangled over ...

In August 1790, America was a new nation with a new constitution and a new government, ... George Washington receives the news that he was elected the United States' first president, in 1789.

This week, George Washington’s 291st birthday will be celebrated by tiny numbers of Americans. That did not used to be the case. For most of our history, Washington’s birthday was a big deal ...