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grow he did. but the ingredients of growth were present from his earliest years. to be sure, young washington was a socially awkward aspirant to the colonial gentry, brave to the point of rashness, touchy where his honor was concerned, unsophisticated in matters of love. but even then he carried with him the seeds of sacrificial leadership. pregnant with character, this is washington at 22. the first of those three astonishing life-like figures. of washington, which anchored the exhibits in the reynolds education center here at mount vernon. here he is depicted in the forest, arguabl...

expedite the march i shall be supported in it, which at present i don't apprehend will, unhe's some busy body intermedals. do you think the governor got the message? a month later promoted to a lieutenant colonel it was in a different tone of voice that he addressed his excellency. the south carolina company whose royal commission entitled its members to higher rank and pay compared to washington's hastily recruited irregulars. on learning that his earnings would be substantially less than his counterpart in the regular british army, washington threatened to resign. i have to tell yo...

into a national symbol. it's about 55 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon and thanks to all of you for coming. we at the washington papers are in the business of preserving and transcribing and publishing all of washington's letters, so you can imagine our surprise a number of years ago when we received a letter from george washington. [laughter] written to us. and he was alive and well and living, where else, but in cincinnati. [laughter] actually, it was a gentleman who claimed to be the reincarnation of george washington who -- [laughter] was eager and willing to offer us his he...

thank you very much for tonight and safety for coming. [applause] >> for more information visit the author's website, jonathanand wjordan.com. booktv in partnership with white house networks is seeking new viewers on the road to florida for a look at the literary scene of the tampa st. petersburg area. here is a video shot by our local content vehicle crew. .. >> people would grab at the bag, and whatever number they grabbed, that would be the leader number of the day. the dean of the underworld, charliewall. charlie had a number of lieutenants, chief among those was george. and geor...

president and divides the facts from fiction. he talks with fellow historian and washington expert, peter henriques. >> hi. this is a real pleasure for me to have this chance to have a conversation with you. i don't know how many years ago it was that you were one of my students when i was a professor at george mason university. >> about 25 years. >> has it been 25 years? well, that's kind of scary. [laughter] but it's fun to see your progress and to be able to interview you when you've written a book like this. so i'm looking forward to the chance to discuss this book with you. when...