Revisionist History #387 By Hank Silverberg I spent part of this past Wednesday revisiting Mount Vernon. My brother and sister-in law were in town and they had never been there. The estate of our first president, a 45 minute drive from my home on a good traffic day, is right along the Potomac River with a spectacular view. It has been preserved very well, and right now the mansion itself is being restored again. (The view form the Washington's back patio) The interpretations you will see there are a fair representation of what George Washington's life was like when he wasn't fighting a war, and after he left Ferry Farm where he grew up. As I wrote a few weeks ago (see the 4/26 blog), there is a distinct effort right now in the Trump Administration, as we approach our 250th birthday, to sanitize our history. They want to whitewash over ...