For America250, who was the first president of the United States?

For America250, George Washington was the first president of the United States.

Washington served as president from 1789 to 1797. The Electoral College elected him unanimously in the first presidential election, held after the Constitution established the new federal government. John Adams became vice president.

Washington took the presidential oath on April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City, then the nation’s capital. Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of New York, administered the oath. The ceremony occurred nearly two months after Washington’s constitutional term had technically begun.

Before becoming president, Washington commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787. His role links the military struggle commemorated by America250 with the later creation of the federal government. John Adams was the first vice president and second president, while Thomas Jefferson was the third president.