George Washington was sworn in as the first U. S. President at an inauguration ceremony on April 30, 1789, held on the steps of Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street, a block east of what is now the New York ...

The first—and perhaps the most important—political rivalry in U.S. history was between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. The two Founding Fathers clashed over political differences, each trying ...

President Jefferson, who was against military force to combat the Whiskey Rebellion, abruptly relished the opportunity to invoke the Insurrection Act to enforce his embargo. Presidents, in general, ...