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On February 4, 1789, in accordance with the new Constitution, state electors voted for the President of the United States and George Washington was unanimously elected. There was no precedent to follow and no predecessor for President Washington to lean on. He had to create and learn the job as he went along, always conscious that what he did would impact how future Presidents would govern.

Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, discusses George Washington, our nation’s first president, and why he still matters today.

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