Addressing America: George Washington’s farewell and the making of national culture, politics, and diplomacy, 1796-1852
In February 1862, the Pennsylvanian Republican John W. Forney read aloud George Washington’s ‘Farewell Address’ on the Senate Floor. The occasion? It was the 130th anniversary of the first President’s birth. Each year the United States Senate continues to observe Washington’s Birthday in the same ma...
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University of London, Institute of Historical Research
2016
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