Episode #142 -- Washington's Farewell Address
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
English - February 23, 2009 06:51 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sunday, February 22, 2009. Twenty years ago today, Senator Mark Warner read George Washington's Farewell Address on the floor of the Senate, in keeping with a Senate tradition going back to the 19th century. I talk about the traditions of the Senate, both present and past, and my own fascination with those traditions.