George Washington

George Washington was the 1st President of the United States, serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army while the American Revolutionary War waged and is a Founding Father of the United States. After a unanimous election to the presidency, Washington sought to bring together both political factions to unify America and retired from the presidency in 1797 after the ending of his second term, dying two years later in 1799.

A portrait of Washington is visible next to Jacqueline Kennedy during her White House tour in 1962.