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Farewell speech

Speech given by an individual leaving a position or place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Farewell speech
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A farewell speech or farewell address is a speech given by an individual leaving a position or place. They are often used by public figures such as politicians as a capstone to the preceding career, or as statements delivered by persons relating to reasons for their leaving. The term is often used as a euphemism for "retirement speech," though it is broader in that it may include geographical or even biological conclusion.

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Napoleon saying farewell to the Old Guard at the Palace of Fontainebleau, after his first abdication (1814)

In the Classics, a term for a dignified and poetic farewell speech is apobaterion (ἀποβατήριον), standing opposed to the epibaterion, the corresponding speech made upon arrival.[1]

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U.S. presidential farewell addresses

Many U.S. presidential speeches have been given the moniker "farewell address" since George Washington's address in 1796.[2] Some notable examples:

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Other notable farewell speeches

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References

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