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Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
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When it came to appointing people to help him run the country, Washington showed great thought, care, and intelligence in his selections.
While the current presidential cabinet includes sixteen members, George Washington’s cabinet included just four original members.
Learn how Washington's rationale for selecting cabinet members broke from established European tradition.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow discusses the first presidential cabinet.
President Washington valued differences of opinion — until he came to realize the very personal nature of the differences between two of his cabinet members.
Once allies, politics served to fracture the relationships of these founding fathers from Virginia.
Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky joins the Washington Library to explore the cabinet’s emergence during George Washington’s presidency.
Washington was well aware that he had been given the power to shape the American presidency.
Justice Anthony Kennedy discusses Washington's creation of the cabinet within his first administration.
