Under the new constitution a president was to be chosen. For Congress this was an easy job because they could only think of one man to fill the job and that was Washington.
The first official president was George Washington.
Anwar Sadat
john Adams
No, he was just chosen
easy george washington
Gerald Ford is the first and only vice-president chosen by the process of Amendment 25. He was chosen by Nixon to replace Agnew who was forced to resign.
The Vice President is chosen before the President.
William Howard Taft
Robert E Lee
Whoever got the most votes was president, and 2nd place became vice president.
The president is chosen by an electoral college.
On 5 September 1836.