White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

How well do you really know the U.S. Constitution? Discover things you might not have realized about this influential document, like its dictator-friendly loophole.

Mason and Gerry (who later supported the Constitution and served in the First Congress) were concerned about the lack of a declaration of rights. Despite these objections, George Washington ...

Challenges Because he was America’s first president, George Washington essentially created the presidency. For example, although the Constitution explained government roles and some limitations, no ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house ... elected as the first president of the United States under the Constitution. He serves two terms but refuses a third.

George Washington was the first president of the ... central government connecting the states together under a national constitution. Indeed, he served as the president of the convention of ...