Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
Why didn't people believe that Washington would retiire?
Why didn't people believe that Washington would retiire?
Washington had threatened to retire from public life in the past, before both his 1789 election and his 1792 re-election. Thus, people were hoping that he would once again change his mind.
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