After taking measurements of the 200-year-old suit, Philip De Paola assembled a mock-up, or toile, in muslin and then ...

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 ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

When George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789 in New York, William Maclay, one of the founders of Sunbury, took part in the ...

Presidential inaugurations show the world America’s orderly, peaceful transfer of power, which is the hallmark of America’s system of government. Because the United States was born after a ...

President's Day falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first US President, George Washington. This ...

Located in the heart of Wall Street in New York City, Federal Hall stands as a monument to the birth of the American presidency. It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of ...