Better than Washington

Washington: Year 8, Part 2


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Oh my god, we made it! This is the final episode about George Washington's tenure as the first President of the United States. Which will determine this year's score: his leonine integrity score or his asinine civil rights score? And how will we determine the score for Washington's entire presidency?!

The song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this song at the Free Music Archive. the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, Anchor or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast. Resources used for this episode include:

  • An article about Ona Judge Staines on the Mount Vernon website: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge/
  • The Britannica article about the Election of 1796 - https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1796
  • Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of slavery, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

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    Better than WashingtonBy Duncan Harrison