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Author, PRESIDENTS OF WAR, 9 other books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. @PBS contributor. Born Chicago.

Oct 7, 2021, 5 tweets

Mount Vernon last evening:

Dilapidated Mount Vernon, mid-nineteenth century, before rescue by Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association:

George Washington’s study includes fan chair similar to the one in which first President sat during summer heat: @MountVernon

@MountVernon Ten-dollar reward offered for return of the enslaved Oney Judge, who had escaped President George Washington’s household, Pennsylvania Gazette, 1796:

Mount Vernon entrance, last night:

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