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A lot of printer ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential numbers, but how a lot of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get swept up to accelerate on the lives of America's most important women and men in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long ignored or never known. Every North american is trained a pristine narrative of the life span and legacy of George Washington and may easily recite the features of the "Father of your Country". The amazing Virginian led an under-resourced, rag-tag military to ultimate win in the North american Trend before becoming the nation's first president, placing it on its journey toward superpower position. He might not exactly have actually sliced down a cherry tree or tossed a gold dollar across the Potomac, but his contemporaries considered his figure above reproach. When Washington voluntary resigned as commander of the armies, he stunned the planet. Everyone in the colonies and the planet became aware that Washington, at the head of the previous army standing up in the colonies, might have made himself king of the new USA on the spot, and it would have been a move supported by his get ranking and file military. Instead, Washington became the first Westerner to voluntarily demobilize his military, guaranteeing civilian control of the new nation. King George III called Washington "the best character of the age" for making that decision. As President from 1788-1796, Washington placed every precedent for the executive branch of the new federal government, from creating a "Cabinet" to limiting himself to two conditions. He even placed precedents with his farewell address, which helped guide the policies of succeeding administrations.
