/tags/george-washington george washington en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-01-19/washingtons-farewell-address When George Washington published the first presidential address in 1796, he set the precedent for all presidents that followed him. His message was… Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-01-19/washingtons-farewell-address /npr-news/2017-01-08/what-we-can-learn-from-washingtons-farewell The tradition of giving a goodbye address goes all the way back to the nation's first president. Author John Avlon says George Washington's farewell was remarkably prescient and prophetic. Sun, 08 Jan 2017 23:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2017-01-08/what-we-can-learn-from-washingtons-farewell NPR Staff /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-03-15/the-first-congress The first Congress used the Constitution of the United States to try and piece together how to actually make the government they envisioned work. It took… Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-03-15/the-first-congress