George Washington specifically warned against “the baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his farewell address in 1796. Yet no sooner did Washington retire from office than political ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... His job? To set sound political precedents and show how the first President of the world's most promising but precarious political experiment ought to ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

America’s political parties weren’t supposed to wield the power they have today. In fact, George Washington warned us about them. In his 1796 Farewell Address, he called political factions “the worst ...

On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief ... he left a trail of political promises in his wake. While in Wilmington, he addressed the ...

By the early 19th century, rivalries among political factions in the new government led to the creation of a competitive party system ... The earliest objects in this group commemorate George ...