George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with ...

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 ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

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 ...

On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the nation’s new capital, New York City. The newly ...

First lady Melania Trump is holding the event in the East Room, where she will unveil a new U.S. postal stamp honoring former ...

Legacy George Washington established the title, President, and outlined the capacities of the office through his example. Washington started the tradition of the inaugural address as well as the ...

George Washington used the light of this brass ... wisher in an uncharacteristically rueful moment ahead of the first inauguration. After leading the country to victory in the Revolution ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... Washington was elected unanimously by the electoral college. After his ...

Inauguration weekend can't come soon enough ... a house-museum near Dupont Circle. George Washington's stately home Mount Vernon is also an easy trip, just 15 miles south of the city, along ...

Buoyed by four $1 million donations, Trump’s inaugural festivities reeled in $5.3 million from Washington state residents and ...