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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 8
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 7
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 6
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 5
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Special Update on the Rare Discovery of Preserved Cherries
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 4
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 3
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 2
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Inventing the Presidency: Episode 1
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Secrets Bonus Episode: Washington the Botanist
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7:09
What did George Washington write in his copy of the Constitution?
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26:32
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Presidential Primer
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29:39
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Gift from Spain
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6:33
What did Washington buy after the Constitutional Convention?
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32:34
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Syllabus for War
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5:47
Who tried to sell George Washington a cannon?
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35:04
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: An American Way of Farming
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6:09
How did George Washington manage his farms?
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5:13
What spooky novels did Martha Washington enjoy reading?
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: "Murder heaped upon Murder"
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Touring Revolutionary America
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5:08
What was it like to travel through Revolutionary America?
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How did George Washington help create the first American atlas?
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30:44
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Mapping George Washington's America
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26:49
SECRETS IN DEPTH: Faith and Freedom
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5:20
What did Martha Washington do every day?
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29:41
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: The Case of the Missing Magazine
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5:38
Who stole this book from George Washington?
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28:53
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Learning to Be George Washington
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5:46
What is the oldest book in George Washington’s Collection?
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George Washington National Birthday Celebration
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Beautiful and Beneficial: Native Trees for the Landscape
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Herbaceous Plants: Nature’s Decorative Icing
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Native Shrubs: an Essential Landscape Layer
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Concert on the Piazza for Members
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1:17:57
Welcoming Nature to Your Yard
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42:30
George Washington: Visionary Farmer, Entrepreneur, Inventor
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49:12
Washington's New York State of Mind
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Famous Visitors to Mount Vernon - Members Livestream
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Washington's First Failure Discussion with Joe Stoltz - Members Livestream
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56:57
Joint Program with Museum of the American Revolution: George Washington's Revolutionary War Tent
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43:21
Rolling Down the River: Exploring George Washington's Potomac
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33:39
The Peter Family Collection: Washington Objects Come Home
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Members Livestream Elizabeth Powel: Dear Friend of George Washington
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Objects of the Washington's Unalterable Affection
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Members Livestream Chef Justin Cherry
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Members Lunch & Fellowship on Painter John Gadsby Chapman
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Members Livestream Wine and The White House
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1:04:35
The Enduring Legacies of the Constitution with Jeffery Rosen and Kevin Butterfield
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Members Livestream Presidential Leadership of George Washington
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1:01:35
Member Livestream with Chef Patrick O'Connell
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Members Livestream with Douglas Brinkley
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Members Only Trees of Mount Vernon with Dean Norton
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LIVE with Joanne Freeman
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Yellow Bed Revealed to Members
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David Rubenstein Interview with Dean Malissa
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Secrets of the Collection
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Virtual Tea Party with Martha
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How did George Washington help create the first American atlas?

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George Washington loved maps. He made maps and collected maps. In this short episode, come see one of George Washington's prized atlases and learn the story behind his contribution to the understanding of early American geography.

In this episode Dr. Alexandra Montgomery shares with us the story of how George Washington helped create the first American Atlas and the significance of creating new American maps in the wake of independence.

Listen to the full podcast episode: https://youtu.be/yDVye954-m8

Learn more: https://www.georgewashingtonpodcast.com

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39:54
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 8
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56:35
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 7
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43:10
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 6
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52:00
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 5
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34:37
Special Update on the Rare Discovery of Preserved Cherries
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49:54
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 4
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57:34
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 3
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37:30
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 2
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36:56
Inventing the Presidency: Episode 1
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4:54
Secrets Bonus Episode: Washington the Botanist
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7:09
What did George Washington write in his copy of the Constitution?
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26:32
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Presidential Primer
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13
29:39
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Gift from Spain
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6:33
What did Washington buy after the Constitutional Convention?
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15
32:34
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Syllabus for War
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5:47
Who tried to sell George Washington a cannon?
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35:04
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: An American Way of Farming
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6:09
How did George Washington manage his farms?
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5:13
What spooky novels did Martha Washington enjoy reading?
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26:38
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: "Murder heaped upon Murder"
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33:37
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Touring Revolutionary America
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5:08
What was it like to travel through Revolutionary America?
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5:27
How did George Washington help create the first American atlas?
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30:44
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Mapping George Washington's America
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26:49
SECRETS IN DEPTH: Faith and Freedom
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5:20
What did Martha Washington do every day?
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29:41
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: The Case of the Missing Magazine
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5:38
Who stole this book from George Washington?
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28:53
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Learning to Be George Washington
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5:46
What is the oldest book in George Washington’s Collection?
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1:16:54
George Washington National Birthday Celebration
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1:07:35
Beautiful and Beneficial: Native Trees for the Landscape
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1:05:59
Herbaceous Plants: Nature’s Decorative Icing
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57:52
Native Shrubs: an Essential Landscape Layer
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35
57:51
Concert on the Piazza for Members
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36
1:17:57
Welcoming Nature to Your Yard
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37
42:30
George Washington: Visionary Farmer, Entrepreneur, Inventor
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38
49:12
Washington's New York State of Mind
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1:09:57
Famous Visitors to Mount Vernon - Members Livestream
Member Livestreams
40
58:02
Washington's First Failure Discussion with Joe Stoltz - Members Livestream
Member Livestreams
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56:57
Joint Program with Museum of the American Revolution: George Washington's Revolutionary War Tent
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43:21
Rolling Down the River: Exploring George Washington's Potomac
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33:39
The Peter Family Collection: Washington Objects Come Home
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52:40
Members Livestream Elizabeth Powel: Dear Friend of George Washington
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26:35
Objects of the Washington's Unalterable Affection
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56:26
Members Livestream Chef Justin Cherry
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1:01:25
Members Lunch & Fellowship on Painter John Gadsby Chapman
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48
1:04:56
Members Livestream Wine and The White House
Member Livestreams
49
1:04:35
The Enduring Legacies of the Constitution with Jeffery Rosen and Kevin Butterfield
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50
50:14
Members Livestream Presidential Leadership of George Washington
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1:01:35
Member Livestream with Chef Patrick O'Connell
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1:01:39
Members Livestream with Douglas Brinkley
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35:05
Members Only Trees of Mount Vernon with Dean Norton
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1:04:51
LIVE with Joanne Freeman
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1:05:11
LIVE with Ron Chernow
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39:36
Yellow Bed Revealed to Members
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1:06:11
LIVE with Christoper Jackson
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1:02:09
LIVE with Annette Gordon-Reed
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1:10:55
David Rubenstein Interview with Dean Malissa
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1:09:36
LIVE with Ian Kahn
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42:56
LIVE for Members with Dean Norton in the Upper Garden
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39:46
Secrets of the Collection
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1:01:05
LIVE with Nathaniel Philbrick
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1:01:01
LIVE with Richard Brookhiser
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1:05:17
LIVE with Rick Atkinson
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56:39
Virtual Tea Party with Martha
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1:07:56
LIVE with Joseph Ellis
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