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The first first lady’s surviving correspondence was the topic of conversation for the 2022 annual Martha Washington Lecture. Speaking were: Flora Fraser, author of “The Washingtons,” and Kat…

President George Washington delivered his farewell address 225 years ago. Mount Vernon convened a virtual panel to revisit his warnings against threats confronting the young nation. Featured…

Author Mark Tabbert talked about George Washington’s involvement with Freemasonry, and its influence on his life and work. Mr. Tabbert is the collections director at the George Washington Ma…

Penn State University Professor Stephen Browne recounted the presidential inauguration of George Washington that took place in Manhattan on April 30, 1789. This was a virtual event hosted by…

Military historian Patrick O’Donnell looked at the efforts of the Marblehead Regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, who, according to the author, played a crucial r…

Oklahoma University law Professor Lindsay Robertson examined Chief Justice John Marshall and the Supreme Court’s decisions in cases involving the Cherokee Nation. In the 1830s under Presiden…

Former George W. Bush White House presidential speechwriter Jonathan Horn provided a history of George Washington’s final years.

Goucher College Professor of History Emerita Jean Baker looked back at the life of architect Henry Latrobe, who designed the Senate, House, and Supreme Court chambers as well as assisted in …

Kevin Butterfield looked at the origins of U.S. policies toward Native Americans, focusing on the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield…

Martha Saxton, Craig Shirley, and Charlene Boyer Lewis discussed their biographies of George Washington’s mother, Mary Ball Washington. This was a virtual event hosted by George Washington’s…

Dartmouth College history professor Colin Calloway looked at George Washington’s relationships with Native American leaders. This virtual author program was hosted by George Washington’s Mou…

Historians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, and Edna Greene Medford talked C-SPAN’s The Presidents, each of whom contributed to the new book.

On September 18, 1793, freemasons including President George Washington placed the cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol building in a Masonic ritual that included corn, oil and wine. In this pro…

At an event hosted by George Washington’s Mt. Vernon, White House Correspondents' Association President Olivier Knox moderated a roundtable with political journalists on media and politics. …