Thursday, January 8, 2009

George Washington

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Lincoln, Washington, and ... Reagan?

Lincoln, Washington, and ... Reagan? more >>

The Most Consequential Elections in History: George Washington and the Election of 1789

It seemed very clear to the Founders, and to the public, that he was the man to lead the new nation. more >>

How George Washington's Savvy Won the Day

Despite his share of errors, the commander in chief prevailed as a strategist and a politician. more >>

‘Town Destroyer’ Versus the Iroquois Indians

Forty Indian villages—and a powerful indigenous nation—were razed on the orders of George Washington more >>

The Georges Love Their Whiskey

Another first at Mount Vernon: Former President Bush endorses George Washington's rye whiskey. more >>

Speaker on the Road to Damascus

Yesterday I wrote that I thought that Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria was a bad idea. A reader asked why. more >>

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