Precedents Set By George Washington

Precedents Set By George Washington

Question 1

George Washington created the first presidential cabinet for which the first meeting was held on February 25, 1793. The cabinet consisted of only five people at that time, which were: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph and Samuel Osgood.

Thomas Jefferson was appointed as the first State Secretary to serve as the principal advisor to the President in the fortitude of foreign policy. Alexander Hamilton was appointed as the Treasury Secretary to serve as the principal advisor to the President in policy-making on economic and government financial policy problems. Henry Knox ...