Mr. Beat's video: Why George Washington Is Still My Favorite President

Try out Ekster! 25% off all orders or 35% off + Free Gift Bag when you spend over $200. Using my link gets you an additional 5% off on top: https://shop.ekster.com/mr-beat2 Mr. Beat tells the story of the greatest President in American history, George Washington. Subscribe to The Felt Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCC38u45KCmNDe9X4ozxqlA Check out this George Washington shirt I've been wearing: https://ampeduplearning.com/the-dude-abides-george-washington-mr-beat-exclusive/?fbclid=IwAR38GSqjcPUfnLiJzle5X6qMcpiHk_Ov_6usLIJz-Y7xjjvzMmj7HCAu79g "George Washington" by my band @Electric Needle Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZgtHnqyEY Produced by Matt Beat. Edited by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain or creative commons (credits listed in video), or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Single Friend, Verified Picasso, Noi Et Blanc Vie, The Westerlies, and Bad Snacks. Sources/further reading: You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe buy here: https://amzn.to/33n8v2J His Excellency- George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis buy here: https://amzn.to/3rV0Q5W The Return of George Washington by Edward J. Larson buy here: https://amzn.to/3oHB1UT Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow buy here: https://amzn.to/3ydLday The Indian World of George Washington. The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation. by Colin Calloway buy here: https://amzn.to/3ELC77o https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/biography/ https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/family/siblings/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-young-george-washington-started-war-180973076/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-washington/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20747086/anne-washington_lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_Washington https://www.jstor.org/stable/4249070 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/first-in-war-first-in-peace-and-first-in-the-hearts-of-his-countrymen/ https://millercenter.org/president/washington/impact-and-legacy https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/allegheny-expedition/ Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lang=en Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. Not only is George Washington single handedly the most important person to the founding of the United States, I’d argue he’s the most important person in American history. After the American Revolution, he easily could have been a king since Americans loved him so much. The world had known pretty nothing but kings throughout most of human history. But nope, George turned it down. He had no ambitions to be a king. Washington was an undeniably outstanding leader. Sure, big reasons why included his charisma and command for attention, as well as his virtue, dignity, and open mindedness. But his greatest strength was that he was a Uniter. He was the glue that kept the factions together in the early years of the Republic, and the perfect person for the job of guiding the new country as it attempted to figure out how to move forward. He was in a category all his own, and it’s hard to ever imagine another President accomplishing what he did.