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Washington

In January 1778, an anonymous lettercirculated in the Congress makes the case for his...

In January 1778, an anonymous letter
circulated in the Congress makes the case for his removal with a scathing list
of Washington's failures

Full Transcript

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In January 1778,
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an anonymous letter circulated in the Congress
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makes the case for his removal
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with a scathing list of Washington's failures.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:36
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E03 ‐Washington and Hamilton, they said, - Washington 00:06
‐Washington and Hamilton, they said,
S01 • E01 By the 1770s, his G. Washington brand - Washington 00:08
By the 1770s, his G. Washington brand
S01 • E03 And this is one of the key things - Washington 00:11
And this is one of the key things
S01 • E01 ‐ He's transitioning to wheat farming - Washington 00:10
‐ He's transitioning to wheat farming
S01 • E02 ‐ "That the enemies, taking possession - Washington 00:36
‐ "That the enemies, taking possession
S01 • E01 You know, he imagines a different future, - Washington 00:08
You know, he imagines a different future,
S01 • E03 This is a baseless charge, - Washington 00:05
This is a baseless charge,
S01 • E03 ‐ The government cannot be expected - Washington 00:09
‐ The government cannot be expected
S01 • E01 ‐ But by far, Washington's greatest opportunity - Washington 00:15
‐ But by far, Washington's greatest opportunity
S01 • E03 ‐ A nation that ideologically - Washington 00:05
‐ A nation that ideologically
S01 • E03 ‐ If you disagree with President's policies, - Washington 00:06
‐ If you disagree with President's policies,
S01 • E01 ‐ His ambitions were not particularly political - Washington 00:06
‐ His ambitions were not particularly political
S01 • E01 Owning land‐‐ and if you were Southerner, - Washington 00:09
Owning land‐‐ and if you were Southerner,
S01 • E03 I fear this is an argument - Washington 00:05
I fear this is an argument
S01 • E01 ‐ In Great Britain, the Washingtons - Washington 00:06
‐ In Great Britain, the Washingtons
S01 • E03 They call it the funeral dirge of George Washington. - Washington 00:04
They call it the funeral dirge of George Washington.
S01 • E01 And when they came over in the 1600s, - Washington 00:07
And when they came over in the 1600s,
S01 • E01 And this is in his blood. The Washingtons are land‐hungry. - Washington 00:05
And this is in his blood. The Washingtons are land‐hungry.
S01 • E01 ‐ George Washington, at age 14, - Washington 00:07
‐ George Washington, at age 14,
S01 • E03 So I wish to be a king, do I? - Washington 00:04
So I wish to be a king, do I?