Their impact on the presidency

Impact of George Washington on the Presidency

I can only say that I have contributed towards the organization

and administration of the Government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable

George Washington , September 17 , 1796

During 17th century , there was a king in France , an emperor in China , a czarina in Russia and a shogun in Japan but only the office of the President remains . George Washington though took the office as the first president of the United States in 1789 and served two terms . Washington

was the only president elected unanimously , receiving all 69 of the electoral votes cast ( George Washington 2004

His impact as the first President of the United States still influences the contemporary US government and the White House leadership . Washington , though he could be crowned as a king , concluded that reform was essential through establishing an energetic and new US Constitution . During his eight years in the office , he applied a strong federal government . He did not allow others to trap him as royalty but rather he worked on the principle of merit (Kelly , 2008 . Washington manifested and proved this when during his leadership he issued a Declaration of Neutrality when war broke out between France and England in 1793 (Baliles 2008 . The President insisted on his power to act independent of Congress in foreign conflicts . His warning against foreign entanglements and relationships inspired an independent America where US future presidents was being inspired with . One of the most significant accomplishments...