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President George Washington delivers his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber of Old Federal Hall in New York on April 30, 1789. (AP Photo)
President George Washington delivers his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber of Old Federal Hall in New York on April 30, 1789. (AP Photo)
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Sept. 19 is not a holiday, and it’s not a date mentioned in most history books, but on this day 228 years ago, George Washington made the single most important act of judgment ever made by an American president. He quit.

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