Episode 7 of 8
Washington Unanimously Elected; Adams First Vice President
- When
- February 4, 1789
- Where
- United States
Washington won unanimous election and Adams became the first vice president.
George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice president. This was the only U.S. presidential election that spanned two calendar years without a contingent election and the first national presidential election in American history.
Sources
- 1788–89 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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