It happened gradually." It's the nation's first president, George Washington, who understood the potential significance of the role. He helped establish a balance of being a strong leader while ...

President George Washington came to what is now known as Charleston, SC in May 1971, as part of his tour of the South. Here's ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

Once presidents are in office ... be difficult for the courts to step in at this particular juncture. But George Washington, in his second inaugural speech, highlighted a different remedy if ...

The founding father’s statue has stood in Capitol Square downtown since 1857 but hasn’t had a fresh coat of lacquer in 43 ...