G. Washington wasnt the first President of the U.S

2/14/2011 1:50:15 AM

he was

the older office known as "President" was largely ceremonial and only dealt with the Continental Congress: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/President_of_the_Continental_Congress

[Edited on February 14, 2011 at 2:05 AM. Reason : even though he was later titled "President of the United States in Congress Assembled"

2/14/2011 2:04:31 AM

As historian Edmund Burnett wrote:

The President of the United States is scarcely in any sense the successor of the presidents of the old Congress. The presidents of Congress were almost solely presiding officers, possessing scarcely a shred of executive or administrative functions; whereas the President of the United States is almost solely an executive officer, with no presiding duties at all. Barring a likeness in social and diplomatic precedence, the two offices are identical only in the possession of the same title.

2/14/2011 7:10:03 AM

I bet he never cut down that cherry tree either

2/14/2011 11:53:20 AM

... wow

2/14/2011 12:17:56 PM