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

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 ...

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 ...

Before then, the day was set for March 4. The only other month it has been held was for the first inauguration. George Washington took the Oath of Office in April. The parade procession had been a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...