Lives of the Enslaved at Mount Vernon

George Washington is remembered as a symbol, but in private he was a reserved, disciplined, and deeply controlled man. He followed strict routines, guarded his emotions, wrote carefully chosen letters, and preferred silence to spectacle.
Tonight, drift into the quiet rooms of Mount Vernon and discover the calm, orderly world of a man who carried a nation—then went home to be alone.

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