On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George ... Before the inauguration, Washington traveled over 200 miles from his home in Mount Vernon, Va, to New York for the ceremony. Get local news you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adam Erby, chief curator at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, in front of George Washington’s inaugural coat ... went through a complicated process to get the perfect fabric and had it ...