Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to his successor. At the time, this was unheard of.

Sylvester Stallone has described US president-elect Donald Trump as the ‘second George Washington.’ ...

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 ...

George Washington was the first president of the USA, from 1789 - 1797 A handwritten letter from George Washington, the first president of the United States, has been unveiled by the University of ...