[I still care]

Found this of all places in an Aussie paper. Thought it was interesting -The books Washington checked out were books on International Laws and Treaties, and a book of Transcripts of Parliament debates.

Just more proof how seriously Washington took his responsibilites to educate himself on how this new nation should establish itself.

Can you imagine Obama taking out a book on established international law within his first year? It's obvious he's clueless about it, or he wouldn't have insulted every ally we have.

[BlessedBeGod]

President George Washington 'borrowed' the legal reference book "Law of Nations".
George Washington Racks Up Late Fees at NYC Library ^
President George Washington racks up $300,000 late fee for two Manhattan library books ^
George Washington racks up late fees at NY library ^

[Rastus]

He’d probably take out Twilight and lie and say it was one of the girls’ when pressed.

[fieldmarshaldj]

[Cacique]

btt

[Ciexyz]

It was probably one of his staff that checked out the books using Georges library card, hehe.

[machogirl]

he was reading the book on “post America”, something like that.

[Republic_of_Secession.]

That looks like the largest book fine ever. Good thing they are not “actively pursuing it” because it would no doubt bankrupt his descendents particularly if the burden fell one to just one person.

[freedumb2003]

Washington may have skated on the library books but there is a cadre of feds still looking for him for removing the tag from his mattress!

[Ciexyz]

It was probably one of his staff that checked out the books using George's library card, hehe.

[Enchante]

ha, while we should be sympathetic to libraries trying to retain books in their collections, there must be an informal statute of limitations on the accumulating fines!! If they are out there somewhere the books would likely be worth huge amounts to collectors now, but assuming they are not in GW’s known estate and library they seem to be lost to history.... anyway, who’s to pay? Take it out of National Park revenues for administering Mt. Vernon?? I think not....

Who knows, maybe this info will spur an interest in any surviving copies of these works and increase their value.... maybe someone will even dig up the NY library copies if they have survived in some collection somewhere....

[Red Steel]

I.The books Washington checked out were books on International Laws and Treaties, and a book of Transcripts of Parliament debates.

Just more proof how seriously Washington took his responsibilites to educate himself on how this new nation should establish itself.

De Vattel's - Law of Nations:

[Bronzy]

Bush's fault. His administration should have settled it.

[unspun]

Then George Washington knows that Barack Obama is not eligible to be U.S. President, if BHO-I is really his father, as he of course claims.

[cynwoody]

Washington borrowed on October 5, 1789, the Law of Nations, a treatise on international relations

Even as it racks up late fees, that one also wastes time on FR.

[Paladin2]

There is no proof it wasn’t returned.

[Slyfox]

So, he cut down a cherry tree and did not return a few library books.

See my profile page for some REAL presidential crimes.
(In no particular order.)

[Genoa]

Evidence that Vattel, The Law of Nations, was the authority that our nation's founders turned to. It defines a natural born citizen in such a way as to exclude the son of a foreigner. A providential discovery! Annuit coeptis!

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

But in 1934 a dusty ledger was discovered in a rubbish heap in the library’s basement,

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Great organization - throws away book recording 18th century customers;

That’s the government for ya!!!

[El Sordo]

Heh. This probably doesn't rate the ping list, but I thought it was kind of interesting.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

One would expect an evil white slave owner to not return his library book. He was probably keeping the book with full knowledge that a female minority member needed it to finish her doctoral thesis at Columbia.