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Addressing America: George Washington’s farewell and the making of national culture, politics, and diplomacy, 1796-1852

Abstract:
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 manner, alternating between speakers from each party. In 2012, this custom was observed for the 150th time, but the reader, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), cut a lonely figure...
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10.14296/RiH/2014/1908

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University of Oxford
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HUMS
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History Faculty
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2016-06-29

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