(Describer) Title: Sixty Second Presidents: George Washington.
[band plays
"Hail to the Chief"]
(female narrator)
George Washington was born
on his dad's Virginia plantation
in 1732.
Famous for fighting the British
in the French and Indian War,
he got mega-rich by marrying
landowner Martha Custis.
To this day, George
had the most Benjamins
of any president,
and the most slaves.
Leading the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War
made him a hero,
and leading the Constitutional
Convention in 1787
made him legendary.
When the country needed
a respectable first president
in 1789,
George was the obvious choice.
As our first president,
he established many precedents.
He created
the federal court system,
the first cabinet,
helped pass
the Bill of Rights,
and he chose the title
"Mr. President."
He always looked serious
because of his dentures.
Most importantly,
he retired in 1797,
showing our future leaders
that presidents weren't kings.
Sadly, George died
on his Virginia plantation
only two years after retiring.
He didn't leave behind
any children,
but he did leave
a functioning democracy
with 241 towns, 26 cities,
five mountains,
and a state named after him.
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[band plays
"Hail to the Chief"]
