significant mond freud argued people with a strong mother grew up with weak men, effeminate men. we couldn't have georgeshington's most important figure in his life be his mother. and that's when george washington's brother seemed to take over for a time. i said enough about mary. i don't have much to add about betty lewis except she was very important figure in her own right as well. >> with just under a minute to go, you mentioned a little bit earlier that the reenactor playing george washington is going to be making a toast later today. what would be the toast you would raise to george washington on this washington's birthday? >> i would raise a glass to george washington's memory and ask everybody to say three cheers huzzah. hip, hip, huzzah. three times in honor of his great legacy. >> doug bradburn is president and ceo of george washington's mt. vernon. we appreciate your time and the good folks there who invited us in this morning. we do appreciate it. >> thank you very much. thanks for being here. good luck this week. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our