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� George Washington spent
decades of his life helping to create
a new nation. Now 57, he's the only man
that people trust to lead it. His election to the presidency
is unanimous. ‐ No president
in American history did not wish to be president
more than George Washington. ‐ My movements to the chair
of government will be accompanied
with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to
the place of his execution. [crowd cheering] ‐ He knew, the minute
he actually assumed the responsibilities of office, no matter
how good a job he did, he was gonna make
some enemies
decades of his life helping to create
a new nation. Now 57, he's the only man
that people trust to lead it. His election to the presidency
is unanimous. ‐ No president
in American history did not wish to be president
more than George Washington. ‐ My movements to the chair
of government will be accompanied
with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to
the place of his execution. [crowd cheering] ‐ He knew, the minute
he actually assumed the responsibilities of office, no matter
how good a job he did, he was gonna make
some enemies
Full Transcript
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‐ George Washington spent
decades of his life
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helping to create
a new nation.
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Now 57,
00:00:08.132 --> 00:00:12.022
he's the only man
that people trust to lead it.
00:00:12.022 --> 00:00:16.999
His election to the presidency
is unanimous.
00:00:17.085 --> 00:00:19.811
‐ No president
in American history
00:00:19.811 --> 00:00:23.998
did not wish to be president
more than George Washington.
00:00:23.998 --> 00:00:26.192
‐ My movements to the chair
of government
00:00:26.192 --> 00:00:29.487
will be accompanied
with feelings not unlike those
00:00:29.487 --> 00:00:33.408
of a culprit who is going to
the place of his execution.
00:00:33.408 --> 00:00:37.037
[crowd cheering]
00:00:37.037 --> 00:00:41.708
‐ He knew, the minute
he actually assumed
00:00:41.708 --> 00:00:43.459
the responsibilities of office,
00:00:43.459 --> 00:00:45.169
no matter
how good a job he did,
00:00:45.169 --> 00:00:46.879
he was gonna make
some enemies.
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Movie Summary
The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
![[cheers and applause] - Washington](https://clip.cafe/img400/cheers-applause-s701.jpg)
