George Washington did more than 200 years ago ... in this country with a more direct and acerbic assessment of political parties. Washington, whose birthday we celebrate in February, was terrified ...

Polls show the party is as unpopular as it's been in decades. Part of the problem is that after losing to Donald Trump, they ...

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 ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George ... Washington, and while they may have differed in style and even ...

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 ...

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 ...