Washington has said goodbye. Now it’s time to figure out who gets the top job. Two contenders emerge from two factions. Both from the founder generation. Both diplomats. Both statesman. Depending on who you read, one a supporter of monarchy the other a godless heathen. It was quite the contest in 1796.

History of the United States Episode 65: 1796

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History of the United States Episode 65: 1796

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