George Washington's Constitutional Leadership
Political reporters discussed George Washington’s role in enacting the Constitution and the lasting results on American politics and society. This event was part of Mount Vernon’s Founding D…
104 viewsPolitical reporters discussed George Washington’s role in enacting the Constitution and the lasting results on American politics and society. This event was part of Mount Vernon’s Founding D…
104 viewsMaurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander, and president. George Washington…
307 viewsHistorian Cassandra Good, author of First Family, talked about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington’s step-grandchildren.
871 viewsAuthor Nathaniel Philbrick examined George Washington’s time as president by retracing his journey through the new republic. This virtual program was hosted by the National Archives.
972 viewsWho were the women who were part of George Washington’s life during the Revolution and as the new United States took form? Charlene M. Boyer Lewis and George Boudreau explained that they ran…
157 viewsHow did George Washington’s experimentation with farming influence his views on slavery? Author Bruce Ragsdale offered his thoughts in Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Que…
646 viewsPresident 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…
2,054 viewsAuthor 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…
361 viewsElizabeth Powel’s political salons attracted, among others, constitutional convention delegates to her Philadelphia home. A surviving eight-page letter provides a glimpse into her role as co…
530 viewsHistory professor Robert Watson looked at George Washington’s efforts to make Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital. This was a virtual event hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
867 viewsDavid O. Stewart, author of George Washington, and Robert Watson, author of George Washington’s Final Battle, discussed the first president’s life. This event is from the Virtual Gaithersbur…
348 viewsHistorian David O. Stewart explored George Washington’s political ascendancy. This was a virtual event hosted by the White House Historical Association.
285 viewsThis was a look at the eight Virginia-born presidents who led the nation from its 18th-century origins and into the 20th century -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James …
280 viewsRobert Watson talked about his book, George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation. He explained why Washington saw the creation of a successful ca…
146 viewsHistorian Lindsay Chervinsky talked about how and why George Washington formed his presidential cabinet. She also spoke about how the American cabinet system differed from the British equiva…
816 viewsJames Monroe and George Washington shared a bond forged in the Revolutionary War. Each man would serve his country as president. But the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between th…
425 viewsMount Vernon’s President and CEO Douglas Bradburn talked about George Washington’s military career from the French and Indian War through the American Revolution. This Facebook and YouTube l…
569 viewsLiving history enthusiasts gathered to row across the Delaware River at the spot where George Washington and the Continental Army crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on December 25, 1776…
2,893 viewsCompetitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow John Berlau discussed his book George Washington, Entrepreneur.
340 viewsFormer George W. Bush White House presidential speechwriter Jonathan Horn provided a history of George Washington’s final years.
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