CSPAN Q A October 4, 2010
>> well, i start the book with gilbert stuart painting him for one reason. it became the iconic image of washington. and stuart who was a genius as an artist was essentially in the same business as i am in terms of trying to penetrate the mystery of george washington. and itches fascinated by his tourts but i was fascinated by his comments on washington because he spied another washington lurking behind that very kind of reserved facade. he saw a man with a tremendous force of personality. in fact he said that if washington had grown up in the force he would have been in the fierces...
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