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 ...
White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.
“I love George Washington and hope to do him proud.” While Washington is best remembered for being the first president ...
If Washington the businessman and plantation owner was accustomed to being obeyed, he knew that being president was another matter. In early 1790, near the end of his first year in office, he ...
George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...