Jefferson Educational Society: Who Was George Washington: Primus Inter Pares In-Person
Monday, May 11
6pm
Lincoln Community Room
The Jefferson Educational Society presents Who Was George Washington: Primus Inter Pares with guest speaker Andy Roth, Ph.D.
He is everywhere, and he is nowhere. He is the man whose name everyone knows, yet about whom most know very little. He is on the dollar in which we trust and on the quarter coin. His name graces our nation’s capital; in every state, there is a county named after him, and in virtually every county, a town or township. Who was George Washington? Why did his peers consider him primus inter pares (first among equals)? Using his own words, those of his contemporaries, and two centuries of scholarship, we will attempt to understand the man behind the myth, the man of whom Abigail Adams said, “Simple truth is his best, his greatest eulogy.”
– Andy Roth, Ph.D.
Advanced registration is requested and seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. To register in advance, please visit www.JESErie.org, or call 814.459.8000.