Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...

Historian Alexis Coe, author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington,” has said she thinks about Presidents Day in much the same way as the towering monument in D.C ...

For some historians, the holiday has lost all discernible meaning.Historian Alexis Coe, author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington,” has said she thinks about ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the ...

MORE on PRESIDENTS DAY: 2 storms impacting Utah for Valentine's Day, Presidents Day weekend Historian Alexis Coe, author of "You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington," has ...