He was the last of three generations spanning nearly the entire history of the United States: When his grandfather was born, ...

Vice President John Tyler became the 10th president of the United States when William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia a ...

Article II, Section 8 of the Constitution states ... a president has recanted the oath, it would be difficult for the courts to step in at this particular juncture. But George Washington, in ...

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 ...

George Washington was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

A prophetic father of his country, President George ... remained powerful." Washington's words, Mount Vernon also says, are "still recited annually in the United States Senate, a tradition dating ...

Who was the youngest US president? Which leader served 32 days in office? Find out more Compiled by Alex Abraham, Senior Associate Editor and Vijith Pulikkal, Assistant Product Manager Sign up for ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

President George Washington aimed to unify the country ... He urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” But Washington believed that ...

“The next president of the United States will only be the president of a party,” Thomas Jefferson predicted as George Washington, with his singular stature, ceded the office. In the modern ...