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 ...

"His remarkable accomplishments for our country and ... 1925 and features 60-foot sculptures of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Jeenah Moon for The New York Times ‘A snub to King George.’ In all of her years of researching Washington, Ms. Coe, the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of ...

In Alabama, Washington shares the spotlight with friend-turned-rival Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president and ...

has only been back in office for a few days, but there are already plans to immortalize his face on the famed Mount Rushmore So far, former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson ...

D.C. Council Member Janeese Lewis George said on Instagram ... In a news release listing the accomplishments of his office, he cited the case among its civil rights successes.

She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award ... The march will start at the Washington Monument and continue ...

(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Column by Paul Kane The ... s transformation from solidly Republican terrain — in 2004, George W. Bush won the state by almost 17 percentage points ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...