Listen to a lecture given by Joseph J. Ellis, of Mount Holyoke College, highlighting his book, His Excellency George Washington, examining why the Founding Fathers seemed to always defer to George Washington, which is why he eventually became the first leader of the new nation. [41:29]

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• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional