George Washington rose from land surveyor to Commander-in-Chief and the first U.S. President. His leadership helped shape a ...

Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to his successor. At the time, this was unheard of.

Enter the first president: George Washington. He was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was revered after the conflict, says Denver Brunsman, a history ...

Last November, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump’s second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington’s ...

From George Washington to now: Presidency and campaigns explained The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's ... much like his war cabinet during the Revolutionary War, ...

President George Washington aimed to unify the country with his first Thanksgiving message. Getty Images Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke ...

President Trump boasted of his accomplishments in his first 43 days in office, comparing the start of his presidency to George Washington's and blasting egg prices under President Biden.

Washington delivered his first inauguration speech on April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City. He wore the custom coat, made by the Hartford Woolen Manufactory in Connecticut.

The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost unseemly to be perceived as campaigning for the office, historians tell NPR.