January 20th, marked Inauguration Day in the United States, the day a new president and his administration takes office. So it seems a fitting time for us to revisit a conversation we had in 2020 about the creation of the Executive Branch, and more specifically, the creation of the president’s cabinet.Lindsay Chervinsky is an award-winning presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. In 2020, she published her first book called The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution.Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/279 Sponsor LinksColonial Williamsburg FoundationComplementary EpisodesEpisode 040: Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon, For Fear of an Elected KingEpisode 137: Erica Dunbar, The Washington’s Runaway Slave, Ona JudgeEpisode 193: Partisans: The Friendship and Rivalry of John Adams & Thomas JeffersonEpisode 202: The Early History of the United States CongressEpisode 203: Joanne Freeman: Alexander HamiltonEpisode 265: Lindsay Chervinsky, An Early History of the White HouseListen!Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicBen Franklin's World iOS AppBen Franklin's World Android AppHelpful LinksJoin the Ben Franklin's World Facebook GroupBen Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcastBen Franklin's World Facebook PageSign-up for the Franklin Gazette NewsletterLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices