dr. peter henriques lectures widely on subjects related to george washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for

dr. peter henriques lectures widely on subjects related to george washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for

dr. peter henriques lectures widely on subjects related to george washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for c-span and we greatly appreciate they are being here this evening. he is the author of "realistic visionary: a portrait of george washington." which is available in our museum store. please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter: i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. there is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washington's life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. as trish says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. you know, it's been a great life that we'd seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill like all of us. we know how quickly time goes by. the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. i look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. of course, one sign of old age is forgetfulness. did i take my pills