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 ...

George Washington used the light of this brass ... National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W.

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