George Washington

George Washington's ★ Mount Vernon

• https://www.mountvernon.org/video has numerous videos about the first President of the United States. George Washington's ★ Mount Vernon

Washington's Constitution Edward J. Larson

• https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/constitutional-convention/washingtons-constitution "Americans generally recognize George Washington’s indispensable role as commander in chief of American forces during the Revolutionary War and as the first president under the United States Constitution...Many know he presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, but few today fully appreciate his key role in forging and framing that document. If James Madison was the Constitution’s chief architect, as some textbooks say, then Washington was its general contractor in that he, more than anyone, got the work done."

• Retirement from Public Life | Self-Government | Constitutional Convention | Virginia Plan | Structure and Powers of Congress | Washington's Influence | The Executive | Finally Approved George Washington's ★ Mount Vernon

George Washington Sculpture

• https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/george-washington-sculpture "In 1832, to mark the centennial of George Washington’s birth, the U.S. Congress commissioned a statue of the first president. The classically inspired sculpture honored Washington as a leader in war and peace." National Museum of American History

Washington History Channel Series

• https://www.history.com/shows/washington is a trilogy that explains how George Washington will become "the greatest man in the world." Episodes include "Loyal Subjects," "Rebel Commander," and "Father of His Country."Explore An Interactive Map of George Washington's Key Battles, An Interactive Timeline of George Washington's Life, and George Washington's Vision for America.

Washington Crossing Historic Park

• https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/park documents the history of the victory achieved by General Washington and the Continental Army after they crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

• https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11417 presents the 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze that is on display in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Washington's Crossing: The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUEAMUBov9U&t is an October 31, 2017 video from the American Battlefield Trust that provides an overview of this historic crossing.

George Washington de Lafayette

• https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/famous-visitors/article/george-washington-de-lafayette provides a brief background about the son of Marquis de Lafayette.

Dean Malissa Wanted to Be An Actor. He Ended Up as George Washington Jarrad Saffren

• https://www.jewishexponent.com/2021/12/16/dean-malissa-wanted-to-be-an-actor-he-ended-up-as-george-washington Dec 16, 2021 "George Washington’s legacy is quite literally the United States of America. So when Daniel Shippey became the nation’s foremost Washington impersonator at Mount Vernon, the first president’s Virginia estate-turned historical attraction, Shippey often heard that he had big boots to fill." Jewish Exponent

I Love My Job: George Washington Portrayer Dean Malissa Fabiola Cineas

https://www.phillymag.com/business/2018/07/03/george-washington-actor-dean-malissa Jul 3, 2018 "The historical interpretive actor explains why you should drop everything and read George Washington’s Farewell Address. “It’s like the ink is still wet,” he said...Dean Malissa is the world’s leading portrayer of George Washington. The proper term for what Malissa does — dressing as Washington and speaking as him and essentially being him — is historical interpretive acting. Malissa has spent years studying the founding father and first president of the country to help people across the world gain access to the pivotal period of history when the United States of America was founded." Philly Mag