That famous description of George Washington by his friend ... Photograph by POPPERFOTO/GETTY IMAGES Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

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 office under ...