But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... These addresses are more than just a series of individual speeches. Rhetoric scholars Karlyn Kohrs Campbell ...

George Clinton to spare him further hoopla ... Setting the pattern for future inaugural speeches, Washington didn’t delve into policy matters, but trumpeted the big themes that would govern ...

Richard Strauss / NMAH George Washington was a man of many talents. Writing speeches was not one of them. He wasn’t great at delivering speeches, either. And he was thin-skinned. Washington ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...