Challenges Because he was America’s first president, George Washington essentially created the presidency. For example, although the Constitution explained government roles and some limitations, no ...

That famous description of George Washington ... was an admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field. Though brave, Paine was no soldier.

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed ... For example ...