The American Presidency | John Adams
George Washington (1732-1799)
First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. Henry Lee
No | State | Term | Party | Vice President |
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1st | Virginia | 1789-1797 | -- |
John Adams |
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1st 1789 | 2nd 1793 |
White House Biography
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Origins
Sulgrave Manor
Thanksgiving Proclamation 10/3/1789
George Washington's Birthplace
The Life of George Washington by David Ramsay
Brief Biography
Another Biography with links
Biography of Martha
Young Washington in Pennsylvania
The Making of George Washington
Amy on George Washington
Educational Resources from Mt. Vernon
First Presidency
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.
Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
Speech of January 7, 1790 reported in the Boston Independent Chronicle, January 14, 1790.
On Washington's religious views by Franklin Steiner from The Religious Beliefs Of Our Presidents
More on Washington's religious views from John Remsburg
The Papers of George Washington from University of Virginia
George Washington Papers at the Library of
Congress
The Great Campaign of 1776 by John Fiske
Washington's Hardest Decision by Douglas Southall Freeman
On expense accounts by Marvin Kitman
George Washington in The Atlantic
Washington Monument
The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
George Washington National Masonic Memorial
Visiting Washington's Grave
Presidential Falderol
He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good and a great man ... On the whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect ... it may truly be said, that never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great ... Thomas Jefferson
Selected Bibliography
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Patriot Sage : George Washington and the American Political Tradition
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Foreword by William J. Bennett
- Abbot, W.W. ed. The Papers of Washington. Charlottesville: U.Of Va., 1983
- Alden, John Richard George Washington: A Biography Baton Rouge: LSU, 1984
- Ashworth, Mary Wells George Washington: First in Peace., 1957
- Baker, William S. Washington After the Revolution,1784-1799. Philadelphia: , 1898
- Bellamy, Francis R. The Private Life of George Washington. NY: , 1951
- Billias, George A. George Washington's Generals. NY: Morrow, 1964
- Boller, Paul F. George Washington &
Religion. Dallas: SMU, 1963
- Brookhiser, Richard Founding Founder: Rediscovering George Washington. NY: Free press, 1995
- Bryan, William A. George Washington in American Literature, 1775-1865. NY: Columbia U., 1952
- Clark, Harrison All Cloudless Glory: The Life of George Washington : Making a Nation Regnery Publishing, Inc 1996
- Cunliffe, Marcus George Washington Man and Monument. Boston: Little, Brown, 1958
- DeConde, Alexander Entangling Alliance: Politics and Diplomacy Under George Washington. Durham, NC:>
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George Washington. Republican Aristocrat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931
- Fitzpatrick, John C. George Washington: Colonial Traveler. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1927
- Fleming, Thomas J. First in Their Hearts: A Biography of George Washington. New York: Walker, 1984
- Flexner, James T. George Washington: The Forge of Experience 1732-1775. Boston: Little, Brown, 1965
- Flexner, James T. George Washington: A Biography. 4 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1965-1972
- Flexner, James T. George Washington in the American Revolution (1775-1783) Boston: Little, Brown, 1968
- Flexner, James T. George Washington and the New Nation, 1783-1793 Boston: Little, Brown, 969
- Flexner, James T. George Washington: Anguish and Farewell, 1793-1799 Boston: Bobbs-Merrill, 1972
- Flexner, James T. Washington, the Indispensable Man Boston: Little, Brown, 1976
- Ford, Paul L. Washington and the Theatre NY: , 1889
- Ford, Paul L. George Washington Philadelphia: Lippinoctt, 1924
- Freeman, Douglas S. George Washington: A Biography 7 vols. NY: Scribner's Sons, 1948-1957
- Frothingham, Thomas G. George Washington, Commander in Chief Boston: , 1941
- Guizot, Francois Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington Boston: , 1851
- Hirschfeld, Fritz George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal U of Missouri, 1997
- Irving, Washington Life of George Washington 5 vols. NY: Putnam, 1855-1859
- Isely, Bliss The Horseman of the Shenandoah: A Biographical Account of the Early Days of George Washington Milwaukee: Bruce, 1962
- Jackson, Donald & Dorothy Twohig eds. The Diaries of George Washington Charlottesville: U.Of Va, 1976
- Kammen, Michael A Season of Youth NY: Knopf, 1978.
- Klapthor, Margaret Brown and Howard Alexander Morrison George Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982.
- Knollenberg, Bernhard Washington and the Revolution: A Reappraisal NY: Macmillan, 1940
- Knollenberg, Bernhard George Washington: The Virginia Period, 1732-1775 Durham, Nc: Duke, 1964
- Little, Shelby George Washington NY: , 1929
- Lodge, Henry Cabot George Washington 2 vols. Boston, 1889.
- Longmore, Paul K. The Invention of George Washington U of CA, 1988
- Marling, Karal Ann George Washington Slept Here: Colonial Revivals and American Culture, 1876-1986 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1988.
- Marshall, John The Life of George Washington Philadelphia: C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807
- Martin, William Citizen Washington Warner, 1999
- McDonald, Forrest The Presidency of George Washington Lawrence: U of KS, 1974
- Meltzer, Milton George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation New York: Dell, 1988
- Morgan, Edmund S. The Genius of George Washington NY: WW Norton, 1982
- Nettles, Curtis P. George Washington and American Independence Boston: Little, Brown, 1951
- Prussing, Eugene E. George Washington in Love and Otherwise Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1925.
- Randal, Willard S. George Washington: A Life
Owl Books, 1998
- Rosenburg, John M. First in Peace : George Washington, the Constitution, and the Presidency
Millbrook Pr, 1998
- Schwartz, Barry George Washington: The Making of an American SymbolFree Press, 1987
- Sears, Louis Martin George Washington and the French Revolution Detroit: Wayne State U, 1960
- Smith, John Norton Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1993 Booknotes
- Spalding, Matthew &
Patrick J. Garrity
A Sacred Union of Citizens : George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character Rowman, 1996
- Stetson, Charles Washington and His Neighbors Richmond: Garrett, 1956
- Tatsch, Major Hugo J. Facts About George Washington as a Freemason (1931) Kessinger Publishing Company, 1942
- Tebbel, John W. George Washington's America NY: Dutton, 1954
- Thane, Elswyth Potomac Squire NY: Sloan &
Pierce, 1963
- Van Dyke, Paul George Washington: The Son of His Country, 1773-1775 NY: , 1931
- Washington, George Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
NY: Free Press, 1997
- Washington, George The Papers of George Washington : Revolutionary War SeriesUniveristy of Virginia Press, 1996
- Wector, Dixon The Hero in America: A Chronicle of Hero- Worship Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1966
- Weems, Mason Locke A History of the Life and Death, Virtues, and Exploits of General George Washington Philadelphia; J.B. Lippincott, 1918.
- Weems, Mason Locke The Life of George Washington, with Curious Anecdotes Equally Honorable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1847
- Whittemore, Frances D. George Washington in Sculpture Boston: , 1933
- Wills, Gary Cincinatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment NY: Doubleday, 1984
- Wilson, Woodrow George Washington NY: Harper, 1896
- Woodward, W.E. George Washington: The Image and the Man NY: Boni and Liveright, Inc, 1926
- Wright, Esmond Washington and the American Revolution London: English, 1957
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