The excerpt below sheds light on the president’s state of mind as the first Inauguration Day approached. The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as president only ...

Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30 ... nation on a promising course of peace and prosperity for future generations. Legacy George Washington established precedents for ...

George Washington used the ... Poignantly, they bring Washington to life. If Washington had had his way, he never would have been president. “My movements to the chair of Government will be ...

That famous description of George Washington by his ... 1789 Despite not actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under the ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

George Washington, the first President of the United States ... Revolutionary War and as a Founding Father, Washington's legacy endures in various aspects of American culture and government.

A historic painting of George Washington is back in proper hands more than a year after an art theft in Englewood. The painting, a valuable copy on reverse glass of a well-known image painted by ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — This month makes 234 years since our nation’s first president came to town ... having once been a stop for George Washington stands out in history.