On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief ... a government in which all power is derived from, and at stated periods reverts to, them ...

But after the war’s end, Washington watched with dismay as the very officers who had fought off the rule of a monarch made grabs for their own individual power. Washington was ... first president on ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow ... As a young man, George impressed the colonial power-brokers of British Virginia, who made him a surveyor of western ...

Presidents Day is observed across the United States to honor the leadership and legacy of the nation’s commanders-in-chief.