In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...

With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the ... is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn ... Perhaps the most notable difference between Washington's inauguration and more modern ones is the location.

“It’s a plainer look, so we think it was part of him trying to show himself as a civilian, as a man of the people, not as an elitist,” says Amanda Isaac, a curator at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

That famous description of George Washington ... and soldier look agreeably blended in him. Modesty marks every line and feature of his face.” Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...