The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

It was Washington who emphasized that America was a republic when he rebuked those who wanted a monarchy or an exalted president. As we move through the aftermath of a bitterly fought presidential ...

In 1787, General George Washington presided ... decried it as an invitation to tyranny. Washington, who maintained a studied silence from the president's chair, was the solution.

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at ... from the mind of its Commander in Chief and future first President, a truly remarkable find and an evocative piece of our ...

Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States. "It has been stated by many that the first month of our ...

If passed, House Bill 1446 would rename Presidents Day to George Washington’s Birthday. Originally established in honor of the first president, the holiday’s meaning has evolved into a ...

George Washington was the first president of the United States. He has long been referred to as “the father of our country.” Yet as we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who he ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed ... subvert the very foundations of the republic, Washington warned. To become a demagogue, a president would need more than a powerful political ...

LAREDO, Texas — George Washington started his ... Laredos spans centuries,” Julia Casso, 45, president of the exclusive Society of Martha Washington, told ball guests before the dancing ...

‘General George Washington Resigning ... As we can see, this letter from Washington — written before he became our nation’s first president — gives insight into what he hoped for our ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...

George Washington was born on Feb. 22 ... Dogs and a horse were given the medal on occasion until April 25, 1962, when President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 11016 and formally ...