When it came to contemplating her retirement, Jane Campbell looked to George Washington for guidance.
Before presidential term limits were codified, America’s first leader famously set a precedent by opting to serve only two. It’s a lesson that Campbell, outgoing CEO and president of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, thinks more people should take to heart.
“I really do think that we ought to listen to what our founders said, what he did for this country when he said … ‘We don’t have a king. We don’t have a monarch. We have a democracy,’” Campbell said last week as she prepares to pass the baton. “Getting the next generation in leadership is important.”
