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  2. Presidency of George Washington - Wikipedia

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    The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797. Washington took office after the 1788–1789 presidential election , the nation's first quadrennial presidential election, in which he was elected unanimously by the ...

  3. Timeline of the George Washington presidency - Wikipedia

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    January 8 – United States President George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. [11]January 14 – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton submits his proposed plan for payment of American debts, starting with $12,000,000 to pay the foreign debts of the confederation, followed by $40 million for domestic debts, and $21.5 million for the war debts ...

  4. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president.

  5. George Washington - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    George Washington, the first U.S. president, depicted in the 1796 Lansdowne portrait by Gilbert Stuart. George Washington, a renowned hero of the American Revolution, commander of the Continental Army, and president of the Constitutional Convention, was unanimously chosen as the first president of the United States under the new U.S. Constitution.

  7. Outline of George Washington - Wikipedia

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    George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1803. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to George Washington: . George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States, military officer, and planter who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

  8. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The electoral votes for president and vice president were counted on April 6, 1789, and George Washington was inaugurated the first president on April 30. [11] The Washington administration marked the beginning of the First Party System with the development of the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. [12]

  9. First inauguration of George Washington - Wikipedia

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    The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. The inauguration was held nearly two months after the beginning of the first four-year term of George Washington as president.