Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

As children, we learned George chopped down the cherry tree and could not tell a lie. As grownups, we learned this was a made-up story. But much of what this quintessential founding father did is lost to most of us. Discover how his early experiences as a militiaman and planter dealing with London brokers shaped his thoughts about our colonial rulers. Learn how the least formally educated of the founders forged his character through reading, thinking, and self-discipline. Meet the man with no children of his own, who “adopted” sons including Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette. See how he shaped the presidency to reflect his enlightenment approach to government.