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While he was president , Washington received two gifts from officials of the French government - including a diplomatic gift from the French ambassador . Washington accepted the gifts , he kept the gifts , and he never asked for or received congressional consent . There is no record of any anti-administration congressman or senator criticizing the president ' s conduct . As Professor Akhil Amar has reminded us , the precedents set by President Washington and his administration deserve special deference in regard to both foreign affairs and presidential etiquette .
Finally , in 1792 , again during the Washington administration , the Senate ordered Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to supply a list of persons holding office under the United States and their salaries . Hamilton ' s 90-page responsive list included appointed officers in each of the three branches , but did not include any elected officials in any branch . In other words , officers under the United States are appointed ; by contrast , the president is elected , so
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