George Washington is unanimously elected the first president of the United States on February 4, 1789 by all 69 presidential electors representing the 10 states that had ratified the Constitution at the time. John Adams of Massachusetts was elected vice president.
He was inaugurated as the first U.S. president on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. (the nation's capital at the time). Chancellor of New York Robert R. Livingston administered the oath of office to Washington. Following the oath, Washington delivered the first presidential inaugural address in the Senate Chamber which waws witnessed by a large crowd; setting the precedent for future U.S. presidential inaugurations. More
