George Washington, born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1732, was elected President as the unanimous choice of the 69 electors in 1788, serving two terms in office. His inauguration speech was 133 words long, lasting 90 seconds. Instead of a powdered wig like other fashionable people, he put powder on his own hair. “Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.”