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“Inventing the American Presidency” (A Ted Ed video)

Screen Shot 2016-02-11 at 8.28.35 AM It is George Washington’s birthday. In his honor, a brief, animated video explaining why and how we invented the office back in the summer of 1787.

Inventing the American Presidency via Ted Ed

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Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents (Hyperion Paperback-April 15, 2014)

Posted on February 22, 2016

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