A historical epic chronicling the life of America's first president will hit theaters next Independence Day, Angel Studios ...

From George Washington to now: Presidency and campaigns explained The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost ...

George Washington was the first president of the United States, taking his oath of office on April 30, 1789. See a full list of every US president.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and actor, was the keynoe speaker at a naturalization ceremony at Mount ...

GEORGE WASHINGTON stares down from the rotunda of the Capitol Building, his sword pointed menacingly to earth. Painted in 1865, at the end of the civil war, by Constantino Brumidi, “The ...

When it came to the presidency, George Washington harbored both desire and doubt. In this illustartion, Charles Thomson, the secretary of Congress, formally notifies him that he has been elected.

The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost unseemly to be perceived as campaigning for the office, historians tell NPR.

How Mount Rushmore came to be. There is more to Mount Rushmore’s 60-foot heads of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln than meets the eye.

The U.S. president may be referred to as the most powerful person in the world now, but that wasn't what the Founding Fathers intended. In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really ...

The U.S. president may be referred to as the most powerful person in the world now, but that wasn't what the Founding Fathers intended. In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really ...

The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost unseemly to be perceived as campaigning for the office, historians tell NPR.

If we heed George Washington’s warnings, the diminishing of the presidency will only get worse. “A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame ...