George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was ... the nation's capital until 1790 — the year after Washington became the nation's first president. Instead, Washington's inauguration ...

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However, an exceptionally bitter winter early that year put a wrinkle in their plans ... In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S. president. Upon hearing the news, ...

President George Washington famously chose to bow out after ... The amendment was passed two years after Roosevelt's death. Unless the 22nd Amendment was repealed or altered in some way, then ...

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