On February 4, 1789 ... below sheds light on the president’s state of mind as the first Inauguration Day approached. The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as ...

George Washington ... US budget in 1789, 24/7 Wall Street reports — but he owned over 50,000 acres of land. Read on to learn more about the first, and richest, US president: Washington was ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved ... Challenges Because he was America’s first ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...