Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

(Editor’s note: Phil Hodapp, a loyal subscriber since 1968, requested we publish the text of George Washington’s Proclamation of 1789. Anyone who has been a subscriber for that long has earned the ...

From New York to Mount Vernon, 1782-1786. Retiring becomes him ; Reeling in the West ; To go or not to go -- To, from, and in Philadelphia, 1787. The center holds ; In his image ; "Little short of a ...