Senator James Lankford has continued the tradition of reading President’s George Washington’s farewell address on the Senate floor to mark the first president’s birthday. Since 1893 the Senate has observed Washington’s birthday by selecting one of its members to read the Farewell Address. Washington’s actual birthday-February 22nd-was last week when members of the Senate were […]
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Oklahoma Sen. Lankford Reads George Washington’s Farewell Address
Senator James Lankford has continued the tradition of reading President’s George Washington’s farewell address on the Senate floor to mark the first president’s birthday. Since 1893 the Senate has observed Washington’s birthday by selecting one of its members to read the Farewell Address. Washington’s actual birthday-February 22nd-was last week when members of the Senate were out of town on recess.