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 ...

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This button from George Washington’s first inauguration visually unified the states of the Union. Smithsonian's National Museum of American History These addresses are more than just a series of ...

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That famous description of George ... Press But Washington had also experienced other aspects of war—the meddling of politicians and the disdain of the British for the American officers.

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Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration on March 4, 1861. Bettmann/Getty Images Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution The only constitutionally mandated ...