ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a ... sheet printed front and back is a letter from George Washington asking for ratification.

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George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

Eisenhower’s but conspicuously failed to mention former President George Washington’s famous parting address. That is because Biden has long violated Washington’s advice to future generations.

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 ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s ... he wrote of its offerings in a letter to Henry Knox. The suit itself was made at Mount Vernon by Mr. Washington’s personal tailor, the indentured ...

“[George] Washington had no place within his administration for nepotism and wanted all appointments to be based on merit,” wrote Cyrus A. Ansary in “Dealmaker-In-Chief.” Abraham Lincoln ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

President George Washington, letter to Samuel Langdon (September 28, 1789) The man must be bad indeed who can look upon the events of the American Revolution without feeling the warmest gratitude ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...