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A 1796 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. The thought of the United States without George Washington as its president caused concern among many Americans. Thomas Jefferson disagreed with many of Washington's policies and later led the Democratic-Republicans in opposition to many Federalist policies, but he joined his political rival Alexander Hamilton, leader of the Federalists ...
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [a] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
The 1790 State of the Union Address was the inaugural State of the Union address, delivered by President George Washington to the United States Congress on January 8, 1790, at the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall in New York City. [2] In this first address, Washington set the example for what would be expected of presidents after him.
Lewis Nicola to George Washington, May 22, 1782, with Observations. On May 22, 1782, the Newburgh letter was sent to George Washington who was camped at Newburgh, New York; written for the army officers by Colonel Lewis Nicola, it proposed that Washington should become the King of the United States. [1]
The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest. ... —George Eliot (March 1983) 49. “It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but ...
Published in 1797, it includes speeches by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and some imagined speeches by historical figures such as Socrates and Cato. [1] It was popularly used for recitation in American schoolrooms from 1790 to 1820 to teach pupils reading and speaking.
Everything you learned in history class is wrong, George Washington was not the first American chief executive. Mostly forgotten, but equally important, John Hanson was the first president of the ...
By BRETT ZONGKER WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the most famous portraits of George Washington will soon get a high-tech examination and face-lift of sorts with its first major conservation treatment in ...