Editorials
History News Network — Trump’s Cabinet Picks Break with a Tradition Going Back to George Washington
President-Elect Trump is now enjoying the benefit of Washington’s cabinet legacy as he chooses his department secretaries and cabinet members. Yet, in at least one crucial way, Trump has bucked a long-standing cabinet trend that began with Washington and ran nearly undisturbed for twenty-two decades.
Age of Revolutions Blog — Washington’s Presidency: How the Revolutionary War Shaped the Executive Branch
Washington’s reliance on his Revolutionary War experience ensured that the American Revolution shaped the development of the executive branch long after the Treaty of Paris ended the war on April 15, 1783.