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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 13 Dec 2017

    George Washington statue of 1832 was paid for by Congress but banished from Capitol grounds:pic.twitter.com/M8BKpqQf2G

    12:51 PM - 13 Dec 2017
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      1. Claudia #DemForce‏ @carhode 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I love your ‘moments in history’. Thank you!

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      2. Super Grover‏ @Super_Grover 13 Dec 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/oM2yQUx2IU

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      1. Mike‏ @WhatItIsNow 13 Dec 2017
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        Good call!pic.twitter.com/YzFp3bv0Xw

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      1. Kate Lambert‏ @KateLambert4 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I remember seeing this statue in the Smithsonian when I was a child in the 1960's. It perplexed me; I silently titled it, "George Washington in a bed sheet stabbing himself"!

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      1. Dave Wenning‏ @DaveOnFidalgo 13 Dec 2017
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        About 1970, it was just inside the entrance of one of the Smithsonian buildings. It was a rather startling encounter, to say the least. Even for the early ‘70’s.

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      2. Arctic_Char‏ @Arctic__char 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Looks like a Roman George Washington.

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      3. Arctic_Char‏ @Arctic__char 14 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Arctic__char @BeschlossDC

        Shouldn't George have a musket instead of a sword...and some friggin' clothes on? Thank you, Michael!

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      2. Ryan Michaud‏ @rybizz2024 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        The Roman toga is likely a reference to the early Roman Cincinnatus who famously passed on continuing to rule and went back to work on his farn. Because Washington did the same thing he earned the nickname the American Cincinnatus.

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      3. Kathy Kelley‏ @KathleenSKelley 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @rybizz2024 @BeschlossDC

        Thanks-that is really interesting and will be fun to look up more information about this; I didn't know anything about it!

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      4. Ryan Michaud‏ @rybizz2024 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @KathleenSKelley @BeschlossDC

        This is a good video that explains it well.https://youtu.be/DBUEaF9pjqI 

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      1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi‏ @SicTransit34 13 Dec 2017
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        A tour guide at the Smithsonian once told my tour group that George Washington is saying, “Here is my sword, and my clothes are upstairs.”

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      2. Penny Glassman‏ @plglassman 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Too monarch like?

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      3. Debbie Ciocca‏ @DebbieCiocca 13 Dec 2017
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        And godlike

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      1. Elaine Whyte‏ @ELWhyle 13 Dec 2017
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        As well it should have been.... Old George would not have approved, I'm sure.

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      1. Lisa‏ @GibbsGirlAbby 13 Dec 2017
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        Damn, here comes the General for reals!

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      2. Lorena Martini‏ @rev_lorena_m 13 Dec 2017
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        Why was it banished?

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      1. Libby Newman‏ @libbyknewman 13 Dec 2017
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        Probably for the best

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