"There is no one moment where a switch flipped where the presidency became a public office. It happened gradually." It's the nation's first president, George Washington, who understood the ...

Once in office, however, Washington saw it as the ... author of You Never Forget Your First, a biography of George Washington.

Donation Options Search Search Search The city plans to remove this statue of George Washington by the elevators on the fifth floor of City Hall, near the mayor’s office. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times ...

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 ...