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 ...

On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered the first inaugural address. As leader of a fragile new government, he wanted to convey his determination to make the American experiment a success.

But bad winter weather delayed George Washington’s inauguration for several weeks, and he wasn’t inaugurated until April 30, 1789, in New York City (at the time the nation’s capital), O ...

It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of office, marking the first-ever presidential inauguration in U.S. history. A commemorative marker at the site honors this ...