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On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Of this he wrote to James Madison: As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles.

George Washington

The Nation's first chief executive took his oath of office in April in New York City on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. General Washington had been unanimously elected President by the first electoral college, and John Ad

George Washington

I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-rate power and to see this Nation accept the first defeat in its proud 190-year history.

Richard M. Nixon

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Gore Vidal

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.

Barbara Mikulski

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Gore Vidal

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