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President Washington. George Washington. One of America’s wealthiest landowners Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, 1775-1783 President of the Constitutional Convention, 1787. Destroyer of Cherry Trees?. Decision: 1789.
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George Washington • One of America’s wealthiest landowners • Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, 1775-1783 • President of the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Decision: 1789 • Until 1804, presidential electors originally cast two votes for president • Whoever came in first became president • The second-place finisher became vice-president • FAILarity (a comic blend of FAIL and hilarity) will ensue • As Washington is unopposed, the only question is who will become the vice-president • Washington wins with 69 Electoral Votes; John Adams finishes with 34 and becomes vice-president
Washington’s Inauguration • Washington takes the oath of office on April 30, 1789 at Federal Hall in New York City • Some (John Adams) wished to address him as “His Excellency and High Mightiness, the President of the United States, the Protector of our Liberties and the Defender of the Same” • Washington elected to be formally addressed as “The President of the United States,” or informally as “Mr. President”