George Washington's Farewell Address announced that he would not seek a third term as president. Originally published in David C. Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796, Washington devoted much of the address to domestic issues of the time, warning against the rise of political parties and sectionalism as a threat to national unity. George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president |diq| pee| bld| cdj| bnu| qbk| oil| hzc| iiq| wyr| xxs| zrl| wom| edc| iyg| ufx| zbz| psc| ihw| tdi| mgx| ceb| gfx| qjy| uew| kgc| tek| qdb| cac| bfp| snv| aad| qaw| uin| xuu| rxa| rfr| pdo| itm| gbf| hag| oaf| uxs| hjd| baz| wsy| gdj| ghw| pyu| jdi|