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George Washington: You Never Forget Your First – But You Do Misremember Him

  • Tuesday, February 11, 2020
  • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
    2. 40 Washington Square South New York, NY ,10012  
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How did George Washington view the presidency? What might he think of U.S. politics today? And what lessons does he offer for the challenges ahead? Historian Alexis Coe examines America’s first president in a freshly humanizing light. Her new book, , documents the Revolutionary War hero’s reluctant acceptance of the presidency and his heartbreak over fierce partisanship and infighting in the cabinet.

, Historian; host of No Man’s Land; author of You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

CLE Credit Available:
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Contact: Adrienne Yee , yeea@brennan.law.nyu.edu