Why We Should Thank George Washington I Anthony Scaramucci & H.W. Brands

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Washington was not attracted to political power. Presidency back in Washington's day when he became the first president, it was no big deal. The United States had had presidents before Washington, but nobody's ever heard of them because the presidents under the Articles of Confederation in the Congress were almost irrelevant. They were simply presiding officers over the Congress. So this new president, it was a new thing. But Washington, even if it had been a bigger deal, Washington himself had no attraction to political power.