The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as ... amount of time defending his decision to become president, as if he stood accused of some heinous crime.

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. About less than 1.3% of the population, at the time, voted in the election of 1788-89. Challenges Because he was ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

(AP) - Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington ... But that’s about it.” Washington’s birthday was celebrated by his peers in government when he was president — mostly.

That famous description of George ... became the savior of a war and the father of a country. Washington’s earliest ambitions, though, aimed more at the prosaic than the glorious. He probably ...

George Washington was the first president of the US. He's widely-regarded as the father of the country. Here's a look at the typical schedule he stuck to when he was at his Mount Vernon plantation.

Barack Obama's trip to Clinton Thursday follows a visit to Rome and Cooperstown while he was in office. What other presidents have been here?

I am related to a man who once knew a man who knew another man who knew George ... day he took command of his army. The Washington Elm lived until 1923, becoming almost as famous as the President.

Ever since George Washington became President in 1789, the presidency has been a major focus of American political life, and as with nearly everything associated with that office, presidential ...