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April 1, 2018

1.29 – The Not So Dream Team

1.29 – The Not So Dream Team

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1796

With positions in his Cabinet to fill, Washington is finding it difficult to convince anyone to join his administration. Meanwhile, the son of his Revolutionary War comrade the Marquis de Lafayette shows up in the US and places the President in a difficult position as he’s forced to choose between personal loyalty and public duty. Around the same time, the disgraced Edmund Randolph makes his way up and down the east coast gathering evidence to clear his name.

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Season 1 01 - George Washington

Audio editing for this episode by Andrew Pfannkuche

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