“George Washington showed us presidents are not ... The choice to end his campaign came after weeks of calls for him to step ...

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

Her campaign ad features side-by-side photos ... "Historians are still writing books about the other George [Washington]. ...

America’s first presidential campaign was, in fact, a broad effort to persuade ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under the ...

At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County. Washington’s military career began when he was 21 years old. Campaign In 1789, only 10 of the 13 original colonies ...

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 ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... in the history of presidential campaigns and campaign rhetoric, include several objects that illustrate ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... in the history of presidential campaigns and campaign rhetoric, include several objects that illustrate ...

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 ...