George Washington’s Vision for America at 250 Years | PBS News Hour

As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, former News Hour anchor Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of her series America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, how that idea has evolved since the nation’s founding, and where we might be headed. She begins by looking at how closely our identity as Americans adheres to the template created by George Washington.

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