George Washington – 1st President of the United States

1st President of the United States

George Washington was the first President of the United States from 1789-1797.  He was also the Commander in Chief of  the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Was presided over the drafting of the Constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation, establishing the position of President. Washington’s leadership style established many rituals and forms of the government that is still used today such as using a cabinet system and the inaugural address . During his lifetime Washington was hailed as the “father of his country”.

Also see:

• George Washington at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• American President: George Washington (1732–1799) at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
• George Washington: A Resource Guide at the Library of Congress
• George Washington Resources at the University of Virginia Library
• Original Digitized Letters of George Washington Shapell Manuscript Foundation
• George Washington at the White House
• The Papers of George Washington at the Avalon Project
• The Papers of George Washington, subset of Founders Online from the National Archives
• George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens
  • Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon, a traveling exhibit
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia from the National Park Service
• Copies of the wills of General George Washington: the first president of the United States and of Martha Washington, his wife (1904), edited by E. R. Holbrook
• George Washington at C-SPAN‘s American Presidents: Life Portraits
• Rediscovering George Washington at PBS
• “What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?”. EDSITEment: Lesson Plans. National Endowment for the Humanities.
• “AT HOME WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON” — excerpts from James Kirke Pauldings Life of Washington (1835)