Any worthwhile list of Pantheon-level American icons must include men like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. In their day, those great men sometimes quarreled and ...

Although George Washington attended grammar school, he is one of eight presidents that did not attend college. At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County.

That famous description of George Washington by his ... 1789 Despite not actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under the ...

U.S. law designates this holiday "Washington’s Birthday" in honor of the nation’s first president, George Washington. And, contrary to its formal declaration more than 50 years ago ...

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.