George Washington, Part 4: Four Horses Over the Side | Mr. President: The Untold Story

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vR5CaO... ▶️ Subscribe:    / @mrpresidentuntoldstory   One coach, four horses and no bodyguard on a 1,900-mile road trip, yellow fever empties the capital, and his two brightest advisers turn on each other. Plus the man behind the legend: his temper, his dancing, and the painful truth about his teeth. Next: George Washington, Part 5: 'Tis Well. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:48 The Bow Window & the Oval Rooms 03:07 At the Speed of a Horse 04:35 Road Trip: One Coach, Four Horses 07:33 He Picked the Spot for the White House 09:59 Yellow Fever 11:21 Hamilton vs. Jefferson & a Whiskey Rebellion 13:41 Two Terms, Then Home 15:30 The Real Man Behind the Legend 18:27 The Teeth 21:43 Wrap-up Mr. President: The Untold Story. The presidents you think you know, told like a thriller. A new part every day, one president at a time. Image credits: all images via Wikimedia Commons (public domain, CC0 or no known restrictions). Artists and sources include: Martin Lawrence, Library of Congress, and George Washington Bicentennial Commission; Sayer, Robert -- Publisher ;Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771 -- Engraver ;Jefferson, Peter -- Cartographer; Fry, Joshua, 1700 (ca.)-17; Popular Graphic Arts; Frederick Kemmelmeyer; Edward Savage; Gilbert Stuart; Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress; Scan by NYPL; James Hoban; Rembrandt Peale; Maurice Dessertenne; Junius Brutus Stearns; American 18th Century; Amos Doolittle; Currier & Ives; The British Library; Peter Gordon; Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Ellicott, Andrew; U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey; Thackara & Vallance; Andrew Ellicott, revised from Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant; Thackara & Vallance sc., Philadelphia 1792; Internet Archive Book Images; Jack E. Boucher; USCapitol; John Trumbull; Charles Willson Peale; Jean-Pierre Houël; Gilles-Louis Chrétien; John Rogers; Drawn & Engraved by W. Birch & Son; Tichnor Bros.; Jean-Antoine Houdon; Emanuel Leutze; After Charles Willson Peale; Daniel Huntington; George Stubbs; and unknown artists. More from the Mr. President team: books, free tools, and writing services. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vR5CaO... |    / @mrpresidentuntoldstory   Books: https://payhip.com/DavidKaneBooks Free calculators: https://calcsunny.com Free audio tools: https://audioknife.calcsunny.com Writing (memoir, business, self-help): https://www.fiverr.com/brightdesk_co