Then and now Vanessa B Beasley Department of Communication Studies Department of Political Science Dean The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons Vanderbilt University When presidents leave Where do these norms come from ID: 642039
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Washington’s Farewell:
Then and now
Vanessa B. Beasley
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Political Science
Dean, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
Vanderbilt UniversitySlide2
When presidents leave…Slide3
Where do these norms come from?Slide4
Washington’s Farewell, then…
HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1796Anxieties about future of the republic, about who could fill the president's shoes, about the impact of political ambition on the electoral process
Burgeoning civil religion
Government was full of “grand orators” using “sentimental style,” especially in White House (vs Congress)Slide5
Washington’s Farewell, then…
Washington’s Response: Three WarningsDo not let geographic divisions threaten national unity.
Do not let political parties grow or become too powerful.
Do not create “entanglements” with other nations.Slide6
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