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How Mount Vernon Rebuilt The First President

George Nelson Clocks

Reading America’s Most Famous Speech

An impetuous and sometimes corrupt Congress has often hamstrung the efforts of the president since the earliest days of the Republic

The framers of the Constitution were proud of what they had done but might be astonished that their words still carry so much weight. A distinguished scholar tells us how the great charter has survived and flourished.

An Interview with the President and the First Lady

Sharp business skills ensured the first president’s phenomenal success

This special issue of American Heritage offers seven brilliant essays on George Washington, the Revolution, and the era of our nation's founding.