MOUNT VERNON, Va. – George Washington’s majestic estate overlooking the Potomac River now has an added attraction: a state-of-the-art presidential library. The grand opening Friday of the Fred W.
The version of the quote that widely circulated online was shortened and simplified, but it accurately preserved the meaning of Washington's original words as delivered in a March 15, 1783, speech.
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.