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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

The '''Mount Vernon Ladies' Association''' is a non-profit organization that preserves and maintains the Mount Vernon estate originally owned by George Washington and family. It was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham of Rosemont Plantation, South Carolina. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association has hosted 20 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 Speech. The year with the most events was 2017 with one event. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 1,646 views per video. Most appearances with James C. Rees IV (5), Richard Norton Smith (4), David McCullough (3). Most common tags: Washington, George, Early American History (1600-1850), U.S. History.

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    George Washington's View

    The leadership of George Washington’s Mount Vernon took the rare step of holding a press conference in hopes of preventing th…

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    George Washington and Architectural Trends

    Thomas Reinhart talked about the architectural trends that influenced the design of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. …

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    George Washington's Cambridge Headquarters

    Revolutionary War historian J.L. Bell described George Washington’s first months as Continental Army commander-in-chief. Wash…

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    George Washington's Beds

    Textile historian Natalie Larson described how various beds owned by George Washington, at his Mount Vernon home or on the ba…

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