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 ...

President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789. In his address, which he delivered at New York City's Federal Hall ...

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’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 ...

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 ...

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled ... Constitution before North Carolina’s ratification in 1789. Washington went on to briefly outline his administration ...

When he stepped into the role in 1789, about six years after the Revolutionary ... executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. Some also feared that John Adams, Washington ...