George Washington

George Washington (1732-1799) was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, and later the first President of the United States, an office to which he was twice elected unanimously (unanimous among the Electoral College) and held from 1789 to 1797. In 1787 he presided over the Constitutional Convention that drafted the current United States Constitution. His two-term administration set many policies and traditions that survive today. Washington did not run for a third term, thereby establishing an important precedent that was to serve as an example for the United States and also for other future republics.
Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country". Scholars rank him with Abraham Lincoln among the greatest of United States presidents.
Aside from portraits which hang in school classroom's and post offices, the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware is also one of the classic intreprations of the President.
== References ==
* Leon Frierson sings "George Washington Bridge" as part of the "What's Your Favorite Song?" medley on the 2000 album BYG Sing-Along!.
* Aspen Clark and Brittany Famighetti look at a portrait of Washington in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 2002 special Museum Mystery.
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