close George Washington was not our first president! Watch 'Crazy American History with Eric Shawn' now streaming on Fox Nation to see why. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Who was the first president? I know, you are going to say George Washington. Nope. Wrong. It was President John Hanson. Who? SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER AMERICA'S FOUNDING "There's no question about it. Chronologically, he certainly was," says Hanson descendant Peter Michael. "