On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief executive to be unanimously elected. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Editor’s note: Even as the ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... Along with many other authentic items, ten of them on loan from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, it was sent to Mount Vernon to be ...

Kobberod oversees Smithsonian-wide digital initiatives ... Kobberod holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

loaned two books to the Smithsonian, which have been displayed since the museum opened nearly a decade ago. One of his items is an edition of “The History of the Negro Race in America” by George ...