George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast votes.

Our nation’s first president was also a farmer and he believed in being a good steward in a different era, Dave Bergmeier writes.

Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

Quincy and Massachusetts have a lot of ties to presidential history. How well can you do our 10-question quiz on this ...