Historian Lindsay Chervinsky talked about how and why George Washington formed his presidential cabinet. She also spoke about how the American cabinet system differed from the British equivalent.

Fair Warning: Before reading any further, you may want to retreat to your safe space, and remember to bring along your 101 Mandalas coloring book. Here we go: Seventy percent of George Washington ...

circa 1795: The 1st President of the United States, George Washington (1732 - 1799) in consultation with members of his first cabinet Three Lions / Getty Images ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history 233 years ago, President George Washington’s cabinet held its very first meeting. Five men gathered on Nov. 26, 1791. The cabinet was composed ...

The President’s cabinet, the heads of the executive branch departments, is one of the most constant and durable parts of the United States government. From George Washington to Donald Trump, the ...

The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution Harvard University Press The thesis of Lindsay Chervinsky’s excellent new book is that the U.S. Constitution of 1787 ...

Washington’s legacy President Washington’s formation of the cabinet has proven to be a valuable asset to the executive branch and to the nation. Cabinet members have helped define history.

It took nearly a month, but President Donald Trump is finally operating with at least half of his Cabinet in place. Not since George Washington in 1789 has a newly elected president waited so long.

Washington created his own Cabinet, much like his war cabinet during the Revolutionary War, when he met regularly with close advisers in the military. That system remains.

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1780. Washington’s address took place at Federal ...