A Simple Brown Coat That Set the Tone for the U.S. Presidency
For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European ...
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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since ...
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George Washington’s First Inaugural Suit Is Now on Display at Mount Vernon
George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with ...
A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has ...
How you can see what George Washington wore during his first inauguration
Rarely on display because it is so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat.
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From the first to the 47th: Mount Vernon commemorates George Washington’s inauguration
George Washington took the oath of office as America’s first president on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.
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A look inside Wall Street's Federal Hall, the site of George Washington's inauguration
With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the first one took place: the heart of New York City, more than two centuries ...
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Quirks about presidential inauguration traditions
The presidential inauguration happens every four years ... That was started by George Washington. "Nowhere in the Constitution does it say you have to do that. It was his choice and only two ...