This is the first of two podcast episodes recorded at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Part two will be published on Thursday. When you walk into the reading room here, it ...

A Las Vegas philanthropy has pledged $38-million to Mount Vernon to build a research library on the grounds of George Washington’s Virginia home, writes The Washington Post. The gift from the Donald W ...

History As It Happens host Martin Di Caro visits the George Washington Presidential Library’s new executive director Lindsay Chervinsky to talk about her vision for this historically vital institution ...

MOUNT VERNON George Washington’s 1796 farewell address contained a stern warning to the nation about partisan politics, or the “dangers of faction” in the language of the Founding Fathers. So when a ...

As the nation begins its yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, George Washington's Mount Vernon is offering visitors an intimate encounter with the past: a chance to ...

MOUNT VERNON, Va. – George Washington’s majestic estate overlooking the Potomac River now has an added attraction: a state-of-the-art presidential library.

This President’s Day, thousands of people visited the home of America’s first President, George Washington. Visitors could get a chance to meet with actors impersonating Washington ...