On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

And before all that, there was the unexpectedly elegant, mid-thigh-length brown coat George Washington wore to his inauguration as the nation’s first president on April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall ...

“Washington wanted to show off that he was buying American-made cloth and that he was wearing this to the inauguration.” Adam Erby, chief curator at George Washington’s Mount ...

The first presidential inauguration of George Washington was a very exciting day in New York City. "George Washington was staying at his home in New York City called the Franklin House and he was ...

George Washington was sworn in as the first U. S. President at an inauguration ceremony on April 30, 1789, held on the steps of Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street, a block east of what is now the  New ...

when George Washington was sworn in for the first time, his speech was not available to the public until several days later. Thomas Jefferson became the first president to have his inauguration ...

The inauguration was postponed to give President-elect George Washington ample time to make the trip from his home in Virginia to the nation's then-capital of New York City. 5. George Washington ...

(L-R) Former US President George W. Bush ... Church ahead of the President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. A view of the U.S. Capitol from the top of ...