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appearances important to
approval sought by
aristocratic tastes and habits of
athleticism and vigor of
bank bill and
with biographers and historians
birthday celebrations for
birth of
as born joiner
boycott of British goods supported by
bravery and heroism of
British attacks at Lexington as viewed by
burial place of
business behavior of
cabinet of
capacity to learn from mistakes of
celebrity and image of
childlessness of
and command of new army
as Constitutional Convention president
Continental Army commanded by
Continental Army inspired by
as convivial
cordial and correct nature of
correspondence of
criticisms of
deafness of
death of
in Delaware crossing
delegation of authority difficult for
deliberate nature of
democratic manner and republican simplicity of
dental problems of
departure from presidency of
diaries of
dignity of
dining and drinking habits of
discipline and
discomfort with public speaking and celebrations by
dislike of being touched
disorder disliked by
as distant
as distrustful
domestic manufactures encouraged by
as dutiful but distant son
as early riser
economic policies of
education of
egalitarianism not natural to
in election of 1789
in election of 1792
emotional nature of
enthusiasm for Constitution of
ethical standards of
exercise prescribed for
eyesight of
on fair treatment of civilians
family dynamics of
family history of
farewell address of
“Farewell Address to the Armies of the United States” of
farewell to his officers by
farming by
fastidiousness and breeding of
as Father of His Country
final address to Congress by
financial troubles of
in First Continental Congress
first inaugural address of
as first lame-duck president
first presidential inauguration of
flirtations and romances of
on foreign policy
formal and austere manner of
in French and Indian War
French charmed by
friendships of
in frontier life and warfare
frustrations of, with Continental Army
funeral and memorial of
on gambling
generosity and charity of
as gentleman
good judgment of
as Hamilton’s supposed dupe
health problems of
hero worship of
historic sense of
honesty and honor of
honorary French citizenship for
horsemanship of
in House of Burgesses
hunting by
idealism of
indecision of
industriousness of
levees of
Life Guard of
loyalty inspired and demanded by
male life expectancy in family of
marriage of, see Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis
martial and majestic aura of
as military neophyte
military strategies and weakness of
modesty of
monarchical vs. republican styles of
mythologizing of
need for strong central government seen by
neutrality proclamation and
northern tour of
North sided with
official dinners of
older men as sponsors and patrons of
as only possible president
in opposition to Townshend Acts
papers of
patience of
perceptive nature of
perfectionism of
persuasiveness of
Philadelphia social life and
political appointments and
political mistakes of
political opinions held in retirement of
on political reforms
political talent of
popularity of
portraits of
on power
practical nature of
presidency of
presidential accomplishments of
as presidential heir apparent
presidential prerogative and
presidential salary of
privacy sought by
as proposed commander of new provisional army
public service as commitment of
public vs. private nature of
purely Virginia identity shed by
reading by
real estate holdings of; see also Mount Vernon; Washington, George, western land holdings of
realism of
reflective side of
regularity and routine of
religious observances by
religious toleration by
resignation as commander in chief by
retentive memory of
reticence of
retirement from presidency and
in return to private life
return to the presidency dismissed by
as revered rather than loved
revolutionary ideals and transformation of
Rhode Island visit of
rumor of crown offered to
sage advice by
salary waived by
in Second Continental Congress
second inauguration of
second term