the first george w

by patricia paris

Regardless of recessions, inflations, interest rates, money markets, or exchange rates, one has only to unfold a U.S. dollar bill to be reminded of George Washington.   You might say the first President of the United States has stood by us through good times and bad.

The first George W,  is reputed to have been an honest man, even though the famed cherry tree story was discovered to be the creation of his biographer Mason Weems.  Weems, who was determined that the first President be remembered for his honesty and integrity as much as his extraordinary leadership and courage, wove the simple tale about honesty that even small children could remember.

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