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 ... vulnerable ...

Stimson Center in Washington and a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University. Prior to joining ...

That famous description of George ... 1799 Washington dies suddenly after contracting an acute infection while touring his estates in the winter. The nation goes into mourning. Foreign governments ...