Unanimous!
In April of 1789, the First Congress of the United States of America met to vote on our first President and Vice President. George Washington was elected President...
Washington honors Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, a private citizen, living at his home, Monticello, in Virginia, wrote to President George Washington on February 14, 1790. In his letter, Jefferson...
Washington takes command
This 1876 Currier & Ives lithograph shows General George Washington taking command of the American Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775. The image was...
Washington’s copy
This is George Washington’s draft of the Constitution, showing his handwritten notes. The draft was passed on to the Committee of Style to adjust the wording. The...
Washington’s Inaugural Address
On April 30, 1789 George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall overlooking Wall Street, was...