President George Washington delivers his first inaugural address in April 1789 in New York City. Painting by T.H. Matteson, engraving by H.S. Sadd, via Library of Congress Before they go too far ...
George Washington everyone should know, from his battlefield innovations and fear of being buried alive to his unexpected cause of death.
This essay is adapted from First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America by Cassandra A. Good © 2023 by Cassandra A. Good, used with permission ...
Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University; Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began ...
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Last November, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump’s second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington’s ...