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 ...

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 ...

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.

A seven-page letter signed by George Washington, urging a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress to help ratify the Constitution, fetched just under $1.5 million at an auction Friday ...

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 ...

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 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.

Brush up on the Constitution: Why American presidents are limited to two terms in office After George Washington was elected the first U.S. president, he decided that two terms was enough.