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� In June of 1790, Congress also chooses a site
for a new capital city on the banks
of the Potomac River, what will one day
become Washington, D. C. The plan is to build it
by the end of the decade. Until then, the government
and the president take up temporary residence
in Philadelphia. [bell ringing] ‐ Please clear the table
for a new capital city on the banks
of the Potomac River, what will one day
become Washington, D. C. The plan is to build it
by the end of the decade. Until then, the government
and the president take up temporary residence
in Philadelphia. [bell ringing] ‐ Please clear the table
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‐ In June of 1790,
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Congress also chooses a site
for a new capital city
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on the banks
of the Potomac River,
00:00:09.717 --> 00:00:13.679
what will one day
become Washington, D. C.
00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:17.641
The plan is to build it
by the end of the decade.
00:00:17.641 --> 00:00:20.644
Until then, the government
and the president
00:00:20.644 --> 00:00:24.732
take up temporary residence
in Philadelphia.
00:00:24.732 --> 00:00:27.735
[bell ringing]
00:00:29.032 --> 00:00:31.697
‐ Please clear the table.
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Movie Summary
The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
