Today on C-SPAN2: Washington's Farewell Address

Today at 3 p.m. ET, C-SPAN2 carries LIVE coverage of the annual reading of President Washington's 1796 farewell address.

A copy of the full text of the speech is found here, and a brief history of the speech's tradition in the Senate can be found here. 

As part of its gavel-to-gavel coverage of the procedings of Congress, C-SPAN2 has broadcast the readings each year. Each year's speech, dating back to 1988, can be found here.