George Washington
The First State of the Union Address: Way Shorter, Way Less Clapping
In his First Annual Message to Congress, George Washington outlined the country’s most pressing issues and kicked off a flexible annual tradition
George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth—They Were Ivory
Washington's teeth were made of a lot of things, but not wood
The Best View of Washington is Now Open to the Public
Take in views of our nation's capital from the Washington Monument, more than 500 feet about the National Mall
The Madame Tussaud of the American Colonies Was a Founding Fathers Stalker
Patience Wright remained independence-minded in her correspondence with Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
When LBJ Ordered Pants From the White House
Johnson liked his Haggar slacks slack—and colorfully described a special custom-cut
Scaling the Washington Monument
Mountaineering park ranger Brandon Latham talks about how engineers investigated the monument from hundreds of feet above the ground
George Washington: The Reluctant President
It seemed as if everyone rejoiced at the election of our first chief executive except the man himself
George Washington and His Maps
In his journey from surveyor to soldier to leader, our first president used cartography to get a feel for the young nation
Myths of the American Revolution
A noted historian debunks the conventional wisdom about America's War of Independence
George Washington's Christmas Crossing
An annual holiday tradition since 1952, re-enactors bring Washington crossing the Delaware to life
Swiftboating George Washington
For politicians, it’s the same olde, same olde story
Washington's Boyhood Home
Archaeologists have finally pinpointed the Virginia house where our first president came of age
Digging Up George Washington
Archaeologists continue to uncover more about the nation's first president
The First “Teflon” Hero
What July 4th, 1754 reveals about George Washington’s survival skills
War Correspondence
Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette
Washington & Lafayette
Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?
The Spirit of George Washington
After two centuries, Mount Vernon's whiskey distillery returns
Discovering George Washington
Little-known facts about the nation's first president
Exploring Mount Vernon
George Washington's historic Virginia plantation
Washington Takes Charge
Confronting the British in Boston in 1775, Gen. George Washington honed the qualities that would carry the day in war and sustain the new nation in peace
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