Union County - Union Twp - "The Precedents of the *Prefident – George Washington and the Creation of the Executive Office."

Sunday, September 16 – Union County     The Union Township Historical Society will host Rich Rosenthal at Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 16, at 2 pm. Rich will speak on "The Precedents of the *Prefident – George Washington and the Creation of the Executive Office."      When George Washington was about to become the first President under the new U. S. Constitution, he said, “I walk on untrodden ground to shape America.” That he did! Every action as President--from the inaugural oath, through the establishment of the U. S. Treasury and financial system, to the creation of the Coast Guard, cabinet meetings, appointment of ambassadors and Supreme Court justices, his dealings with Congress, to his refusal to run for a third term--was a precedent.  There can only be one Number One--and George Washington was that Number One, setting the guidelines for all future presidents. *In 1789 print “s” was written as “f”.     Rich Rosenthal has lectured on numerous historical subjects and is president of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table, was a board member and one of the founding members, with the pre-eminent New Jersey historian, the late John T. Cunningham, of the North Jersey American Revolution Round Table. He resides in Parsippany with his wife, Harriet; they have two daughters and three grandchildren.