The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. The inauguration was held nearly two months after the beginning of the …

Feb 6, 2024 · Although not required by the Constitution, George Washington presented the first Presidential inaugural address on April 30, 1789. On April 16, 1789, two days after receiving official notification of his election, George Washington left his home on the Potomac for New York.

In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States, unanimously elected to the office and enjoying wide support from both politicians and the public alike. Washington notes in his diary that the day is "cloudy for the most part and raw."

Jan 18, 2025 · 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...

Washington's distinctive signature. This transcription was taken from the original document in the Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46, in the National Archives. [American Originals Menu][Washington Inaugural Page]

Apr 30, 2014 · After leading the American colonists to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army and vowed never again to reenter politics. “I...

Jan 15, 2025 · George Washington’s Inaugural Sesquicentennial Poster, includes plan of the City of New York in 1789, designed by Joseph Laing, April 1939. (Records of Expositions, Anniversary, and Memorial Commissions, National Archives)

Oct 10, 2020 · On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States. The oath was administered by Robert R. Livingston, the Chancellor of New York, on a second floor balcony of Federal Hall, above a crowd assembled in …

The First Inauguration. It was in New York City, out nation's first capital, that George Washington became the first President of the United States.

President-Elect George Washington's Journey to the Inauguration - no celebration of a president-elect's acceptance of this post can match the grandeur that surrounded George Washington's trip to New York in April 1789 and the subsequent inaugural …