Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...
Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. About less than 1.3% of the population, at the time, voted in the election of 1788-89. Challenges Because he was ...
From December 15, 1788 to January 7 ... On April 30, 1789, George Washington arrived in New York from Mount Vernon, and was ...