Among his greatest legacies is to have declined the adulation of his death.
The man was and remains indispensable.
It was my great pleasure and honor to have hosted more than a few “VIPs,” and best of all, young people, on historical tours of Mount Vernon.
The more I learn about General Washington, the more amazing he is to me. Design, science, architecture, botany, husbandry... It just goes on and on.
And these things are TRUE!
He is infinitely much more awesome in real life than he is in all these silly legends about wooden teeth, tossed coins, and cherry trees.