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George Washington's Whiskey Distillery - Preview Version 2
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Debuts Thanksgiving day: American History TV talked to master distiller David Pickerell, Vice President for Preservation Dennis Pogue, and Steve Bashore, Living History director.

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- -: George Washington's Whiskey Distillery - Preview Version 2

November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Debuts Thanksgiving day: American History TV talked to master distiller David Pickerell, Vice President for Preservation Dennis Pogue, and Steve Bashore, Living History director.

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- -: Holidays at The White House 2010

December 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Happy Holidays from The White House! http://whitehouse.gov/holidays

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- -: West Wing Week: Mailbag Day, Summer Edition 2011

August 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Welcome to West Wing Week your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, Mailbag Day, Summer Edition 2011, where we take some questions from you and pose them to White House officials.

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George Washington: Thanksgiving Proclamation

October 3, 1789 (over 234 years ago)

At Congress' request, George Washington declares November 26th - Thanksgiving - as a day for the people of the United States to give thanks to 'Almighty God', 'glorious Being', 'beneficent Author', 'great Lord and Ruler of Nations.'

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George Washington: Proclamation of Neutrality

April 22, 1793 (about 231 years ago)

President George Washington declares the United States policy of neutrality as regards a state of war in Europe and threatens punishment to any citizen whose actions may threaten the US's intended impartiality.

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George Washington: Talk to the Chiefs and Counselors of the Seneca Nation

December 29, 1790 (over 233 years ago)

President George Washington addresses the Seneca Chiefs regarding land issues, buying and selling land, addressing injustices, being at peace and fighting bad indians.

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George Washington: Message to the House of Representatives, Declining to Submit Diplomatic Instructions and Correspondence

March 30, 1796 (about 228 years ago)

President George Washington addresses the House of Representatives to explain why only the Senate's approval is required to ratify a treaties with other nations. He touches on the process by which this came to be in the Constitution and why it is worth defending.

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George Washington: Proclamation Against Crimes Against the Cherokee Nations

December 12, 1792 (over 231 years ago)

President George Washington calls on the American people to track down and bring to justice at a bounty of $500 a piece, 'certain lawless and wicked persons' who attacked a peaceful Cherokee nation town.

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John Adams: Death of George Washington

December 19, 1799 (over 224 years ago)

Upon the passing of General George Washington, President Adams pass homage to the father of a Nation, inclusive of several letters trumpeting the virtues of the great man.

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George Washington: First Annual Message to Congress

January 8, 1790 (over 234 years ago)

George Washington speaks to Congress on a wide-array of issues, from the need for a standing army to the importance of building knowledge among the citizenry through an education system.

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