On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington ... became the nation's first president. Instead, Washington's inauguration was held in New York City. Before the inauguration, Washington ...

and it wasn't until April 6 that enough Congressmen reached New York to count the electors' votes before announcing George Washington as the US President. Then, the first inauguration was ...

The first inaugurations in U.S. history didn't happen in Washington, D.C. President George Washington was sworn in for his first term on April 27, 1789, on a balcony of Federal Hall in New York ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

President George Washington's First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789) No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the ...