Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

His collaboration with Washington, begun when he was the general's aide during the Revolution, was resumed when he entered the first Cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury.

Their social status was achieved in some cases by birth, as with Washington, Jefferson and Jay ; ;

This new force, love of country, super-imposed upon -- if not displacing -- affectionate ties to one's own state, was epitomized by Washington.

she also went to Washington and appealed to Senator George William Norris of Nebraska, the Fighting Liberal, from whose office a sympathetic but cautious harrumphing was heard.

As a result, he was sent to a hospital in Arizona until his health improved enough for him to come back to Washington to work in the Government service.

But again, there was danger that his lungs would suffer in the muggy Washington weather, and he had to return to the dry climate of the West to live and work.

There can be little doubt that there was a conspiracy in Washington, overt or implied, to block anything Hearst wanted, even if it was something good.

Nathanael Greene told Washington that `` Lafayette was charmed with the spirited behavior of the militia and riflemen ''.

The Americans lost forty-four men, among them Major Joseph Morris of Morgan's regiment, an officer who was regarded with high esteem and affection, not only by his commander, but by Washington and Lafayette as well.

Apparently still sensitive about the idea with which General Gates had approached him at Saratoga, namely, that George Washington be replaced, Morgan was vehement in his support of the commander-in-chief during the campaign around Philadelphia.

But Morgan did not leave before he had written a letter to a William Pickman in Salem, Massachusetts, apparently an acquaintance, praising Washington and saying that the slanders propagated about him were `` opposed by the general current of the people to exalt General Gates at the expense of General Washington was injurious to the latter.

His fellow Virginian, George Washington, had stated, `` I believe no event was ever received with more heartfelt joy ''.

Washington evidently was anxious for Morgan to be cautious as well as aggressive, for on May 17th, 18th and 20th he admonished the leader of the riflemen-rangers to be on the alert.

It was Baker, working through Provost Marshal Enoch Crowder and Major Hugh S. ( `` Old Ironpants '' ) Johnson, who arranged for a secret printing by the million of selective service blanks -- again before the Act was passed -- until corridors in the Government Printing Office were full and the basement of the Washington Post Office was stacked to the ceiling.

Fosdick insisted that a strong word was needed from Washington, and it was immediately forthcoming.

`` This whole Washington venture was my last gesture, and it has failed.

The House was his habitat and there he flourished, first as a young representative, then as a forceful committee chairman, and finally in the post for which he seemed intended from birth, Speaker of the House, and second most powerful man in Washington.

When it was not, one of the great dramas of Washington would be presented.

* 1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

* 1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U. S. Electoral College.

The delegates designed the presidency with Washington in mind, and allowed him to define the office once elected.

The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously as the first president in 1789, and again in the 1792 election ; he remains the only president to have received 100 percent of the electoral votes.

* 1797 – In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.

Biden was elected Vice President of the United States in 2008 ; on 18 January 2009 Glenys Kinnock revealed on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that she and Neil Kinnock had received a personal invitation from Biden to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama and Biden on 20 January 2009 at the United States Capitol in Washington.

February 4: First President of the United States, George Washington, elected.

* February 4 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College.

The delegates which included George Washington, then a colonel of the Virginia volunteers, Patrick Henry, and John Adams, were elected by their respective colonial assemblies.

He was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1902. Putnam's former house in Washington, D. C.

In 1948, after the college had moved to the Auditorium Building, Washington was elected the third president of Roosevelt's student council.

In 1976, Washington was elected to the Illinois Senate.

In 1980, Washington was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives for Illinois ' 1st congressional district.

In this election, George Washington was elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice-president.

As in his first term, Washington is considered to have been elected unanimously.

His four children with Nancy are: Nancy Moore Thurmond ( 1971 – 1993 ), a beauty pageant contestant who was killed when a drunk driver hit her in Columbia, South Carolina ; James Strom Thurmond Jr. ( born 1972 ), who became U. S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina and is the current South Carolina 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor ; Juliana Gertrude ( Thurmond ) Whitmer ( born 1974 ), a married homemaker in Washington, DC ; and Paul Reynolds Thurmond ( born 1976 ), elected member of the Charleston County council.

Washington represented Frederick County in his first elective offices, having been elected to the House of Burgesses in 1758 and 1761.

In the United States, railway engineers work with elected officials in Washington, D. C. on rail transportation issues to make sure that the rail system meets the country's transportation needs.

Johnson was elected senator in November and went to Washington tagged with the ironic label " Landslide Lyndon ," which he often used deprecatingly to refer to himself.

created a stir when it issued a press release praising the attempted overthrow of Hugo Chávez, the elected president of Venezuela and a confrontational populist, who, like Mr. Aristide, was seen as a threat by some in Washington.

At the urging of Washington, Henry stood for and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Federalist.

During the war in 1758, at the age of 26, Colonel George Washington was elected to represent Frederick County to the House of Burgesses.

View of the historic Washington County Courthouse on a snowy winter dayThe County of Washington is governed by a three member publicly elected commission.