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 ...

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 ...

Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why Washington chose an American manufacturer to create the ...

In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S. president ... to New York City to be sworn in as president. His Inauguration Day took place on April 30, 1789.

Only the 1789 inauguration of President George Washington and the deeply threatened first inaugural of President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 will remain more significant in historic terms. However ...

American History TV visited Mount Vernon's secured storage area to see the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. It is seldom seen in public but is on view for ...

in Washington, D.C. Jackson’s first inaugural celebration has its place in history, along with a few others from the nation’s first century. American schoolchildren learn about George ...

Meanwhile, the briefest inauguration award goes to first President George Washington, who offered just 135 words before his second oath of office. Former President George Washington was sworn in ...