American Presidents

A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits
March-December 1999
GeorgeWashington
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Did You Know?

• George Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously.
• He was the only president inaugurated in two cities: New York and Philadelphia.
• He never lived in DC, although he was interested in the construction of the city and bought property in DC.
• He was an active and able mediator between his cabinet members Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

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Key Events in the Administration
George Washington
 (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799)
Life Facts

Personal:
• First Lady: Martha Washington, Wife
• Wife's Maiden Name: Martha Dandridge Custis
• Number of Children: 2
• Education Level: No College
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Profession: Military, Surveyor, Planter
• Military Service: General

Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 4/30/1789 - 3/3/1797
• Presidency Number: 1
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: End of 2nd Term
• Party:
• His Vice President(s): John Adams
• Colonial Government: House of Burgesses (1758-1774), Continental Congress (1774-1775)
• Other Offices: President of Constitutional Convention

Footnotes  

Methodology and Resources

Presidential Places

Birthplace: George Washington Birthplace National Monument: Popes Creek Plantation
Gravesite: Mount Vernon

Reference Material

Bibliography
Inaugural Address
Related Links
C-SPAN in the Classroom Papers: DC, Washington, 202-707-5387
Watch American Presidents Programs from
C-SPAN's Archives

• From George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Guests: Richard Norton Smith, Mt. Vernon Resident Director James Rees and others
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• americanpresidents.org CHAT with historian Jack Warren. Read the transcript      
• Programming includes:
• GW Biographical Sketch
• Boyhood Home
• GW and Slavery
• Federal Hall
• The 1st Congress
• GW and Modern Day
• Author David Adler
•GW and Women
• Valley Forge
• Espionage
• The Revolution
 • Founding of Washington D.C.
• Washington and the Virginia Aristocracy
• Washington and the American West
 • Deshler-Morris House
• Washington's Farewell Address
  

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