But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The staggering amount, disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission, was driven by corporate America’s ...