George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural ... yet Americans will mostly see their president in some variation of that same sober suit. But before today’s bulky overcoats, the navy ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

A March 4 inauguration did not work out for George Washington ... Gordon Hoxie in Presidential Studies Quarterly observed that Washington was clad in a brown broadcloth suit of American ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of ...