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George Washington: America’s Reluctant Father


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By now we know that the nation’s first president didn’t have wooden teeth and, by all accounts, could, in fact, tell a lie. But George Washington’s legend is still full of many wonderful quirks. Alexis Coe, host of the Audible series “Presidents Are People Too!” and “No Man’s Land” podcasts, joins host Krys Boyd to take a 21st Century look at a figure we all think we know. Her new book is called “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.”
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