United States presidential election of 1792

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United States presidential election of 1792, American presidential election held in 1792, in which George Washington unanimously won a second term as president of the United States. Suffering from diminished physical abilities, Pres. George Washington had wished to retire at the end of his first term in office. However, some advisers and fellow statesmen argued that the volatile political climate—marked not only by the ongoing conflict between Great Britain and France but also by a...