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 ...

Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why Washington chose an American manufacturer to create the ...

The new president then delivers an inaugural address. This tradition has taken place since President George Washington's inauguration in 1789. The speech length of the address has ranged from just ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else.

A suit Washington wore on his inauguration day ... off point for conversations about the first president, his legacy and his humanity. “I also think it's also maybe shocking to some people to see ...

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 ceremony. Maclay ...

Former presidents Barack Obama, George W ... for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C. See pictures of former President Clinton at the inauguration below. Fernando Cervantes Jr ...