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George Washington
First President of the United States
1732 -1799
He was, indeed, in every sense of the words,
a wise, a good and a great man ... 
He was, indeed, in every sense of the words,a wise, a good and a great man ...
—Thomas Jefferson
George Washington was born at his father's plantation on Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732.
For nearly 20 years Washington helped shape the birth of a nation. He served as commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, as president of the convention that wrote the U.S. Constitution, and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States. As President, Washington successfully solved many problems, transforming the "plan" of the Constitution into a "working" government.
The following description of Washington was written after his death by another founding father, Thomas Jefferson:
"His mind was great and powerful ... as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion ...
"Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never acting until every circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed; refraining if he saw doubt, but, when once decided, going through his purpose, whatever obstacles opposed.
"His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ...
"He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good and a great man ... On the whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect ... it may truly be said, that never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great ..."
One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington:
"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
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Books About George Washington
- Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation - Author: Richard Norton Smith
A gripping story of politics and statecraft, here is a dramatic portrait of George Washington in his presidential years. In his eight years as president, Washington would need every ounce of his countrymen's well-known adulation as he presided over a government torn by factionalism and still threatened by European imperialism.
Click here to purchase this Paperback edition of "Patriarch" - Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution - Author: David A. Clary
Clary documents the relationship between the "father" of our country and the nineteen-year-old Lafayette, a French aristocrat who becomes a national hero in both America and France. This narrative history, that outlines Lafayette's role in the America Revolutionary War and in the French Revolution, is history at its best.
CLICK HERE to purchase this Hardcover edition of "Adopted Son" - George Washington on Leadership - Author: Richard Brookhiser
Lessons in leadership drawn from the plantation, military and political career of George Washington.
CLICK HERE to purchase this Hardcover edition of "George Washington on Leadership" - Citizen Washington: A Novel - Author: William Martin
The premise of this historical novel is that George Washington has just passed away. A young man named Christopher Draper is challenged by his newspaper publisher uncle, to find out about Washington's real nature. Consequently, Draper goes in search of people who can tell him what they thought of America's first president. Draper interviews Jacob (a slave at Mount Vernon), Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and even Martha Washington. This is an authentic and absorbing fictional account.
Click here to purchase this Hardcover edition of "Citizen Washington"
DVDs About George Washington
- Biography: George Washington - Producer: A&E
Click here to purchase this DVD edition of "Biography: George Washington" - Life of George Washington
Recounts Washington's accomplished life from childhood to manhood, from surveyor of the frontier to leader of revolution and on to the Presidency. Illustrated through works of art from the renowned Willard-Budd Collection at Mount Vernon.
Click here to purchase this DVD edition of "Life of George Washington" - Mount Vernon: Home of George Washington
Washington's home is shown in its entirety, including the third floor. Rooms and furnishings are described in relation to George and Martha's daily lives. The flower gardens, overseer's quarters and other outbuildings - essential parts of this large and busy plantation - are all included.
Click here to purchase this DVD edition of "Mount Vernon"
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Article written by Robin Chew - February 1996
