We’re History — This Day in Cabinet History: Presidential Power and Diplomacy

Apr 19

On April 19, 1793, President George Washington convened his department secretaries for a cabinet meeting that would ultimately lodge the authority for foreign diplomacy in the executive branch rather than Congress.

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We’re History — This Day in Cabinet History: Presidential Power and Diplomacy

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We’re History — This Day in Cabinet History: Presidential Power and Diplomacy

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