Mr President page 2

 Mr President page 2 by ric gustafson

President George Washington's office and residence is at I Cherry Street in Manhattan New York. The three story mansion is 240 miles northeast of Mount Vernon. It was home to George and Martha and their household staff. The residence is open, there is no security detail. In addition to members of Congress, the judiciary and foreign diplomats could visit. Tuesday and Friday, others could come 

Martha Washington was not a New York gal, she was a Mount Vernon gal. She despised dressing formally and being active in the local community. Martha Washington was 57, plump and fair complexion. 

April 30 1789 was Inauguration Day. Washington was taken by carriage to Federal Hall. He steps onto a public balcony. Robert Livingston, chancellor of New York, performs the oath of office. 

Wearing a brown coat, matching vest and pants with white stockings. With his long gray hair pulled back off his face and his right hand on a bible, Washington repeats the 35 word oath of office. 

Washington picks four people to be his Cabinet. They are Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

research help: ' Confronting the Presidents' by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric