That famous description of George ... admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field. Though brave, Paine was no soldier. But his brief time with ...

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

This button from George Washington's first inauguration visually unified the states of the Union. National Museum of American History These addresses are more than just a series of individual ...