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Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee were added to the union while Washington was President. There was no territorial expansion.
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Vermont was not the home state of any major-party U.S. presidential nominee. However, Chester A. Arthur, who became President when Pres. Garfield died, and Calvin Coolidge, who became President when Pres. Harding died, were both born in Vermont. Vice President Coolidge was in Vermont visiting his father when he got the call that Pres. Harding had died and that he was the President.
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During George Washington's presidency, Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, and Kentucky was admitted on June 1, 1792. These were the 14th and 15th states to join the United States. Washington's presidency lasted from 1789 to 1797, and these were the only two states admitted during his time in office.