On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office. NPR reported*, "Biden tried to send the message that no one person is bigger than the country — and that what America stands for is at stake." 

Reflecting on George Washington’s 1796 farewell address he noted: "...here, kings and dictators do not rule; the people do."

George Washington, the first U.S. president, established innumerable principles and precedents for the office. 

His presidential decisions and actions in the 1790s were radical - Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library, provides a surprising historical context for modern presidential norms. 

*Domenico Montanaro. "4 takeaways from President Biden’s Oval Office address." NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-12556/biden-presidency-oval-office-legacy-history-trump-harris-democracy. Accessed 7/26/2024.