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Conversations at the Washington Library

Conversations at the Washington Library is the premier podcast about George Washington and his Early American world.

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126. Entering a World of Paine with Harlow Giles Unger

126. Entering a World of Paine with Harlow Giles Unger

On today’s show, veteran journalist and biographer Harlow Giles Unger talks to Jim Ambuske about revolutionary radical T... Read more

3 Oct 2019

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121. Interpreting George Washington's Constitution with Lindsay Chervinsky: Explorations in Early American Law Part 3

121. Interpreting George Washington's Constitution with Lindsay Chervinsky: Explorations in Early American Law Part 3

In the fall of 1789, George Washington ordered a printed copy of the Constitution along with the laws passed by the Firs... Read more

29 Aug 2019

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136. Executing Major John André with D.A.B. Ronald

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79. Woodland Washington

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61. Reflections on a Historian's Lifetime

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139. Harnessing the Power of Washington's Genealogy with Karin Wulf

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To celebrate the three-year anniversary of the opening of the Washington Library, we joined forces with the National Con... Read more

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152. Creating George Washington's Cabinet with Lindsay Chervinsky

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There are many things that we take for granted in the modern United States. The president’s cabinet is one of them. Alth... Read more

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