[Celtic Conservative]

I personally think that the day Washington became truly great was at the end of His second term when He willingly and freely left the office of president. He set a precedent for the peaceful, ordered succession of Constitutional government.

CC

[oldplayer]

Celt,

Agreed! Don’t forget, though, his famous “Farewell to his Lieutenants” at Fraunce’s Tavern.

Oldplayer

Of course the Puerto Rican terrorists who murded several with their brief case bomb in the 70’s were pardoned by Clinton on his last day in office. But, that’s an entirely different story. . ..

[the OlLine Rebel]

Actually it happened before that. When he surrendered his commission at Annapolis in 1783. (Our governor McKeldin wrote a tiny little book on this called “Washington Bowed”, of which I have a copy.)