he was very much like a mason locke weems of the 20th century. he was a story teller, and he was very successful. as we enter into the era of ronald reagan and flexner's biography has turned into a mini serious on television with barry bostwick and reagan is talking about george washington, a whole new era of george washington mythology begins. and a whole new era of founding father mythology begins. the founders are very popular now, and george washington is very popular now. and i'm going to end on this. washington is renowned, as he should be, in exhibits such as this one at mount vernon. and mount vernon's new visitors center and orientation center, educational center is absolutely amazing. if you haven't been there, you need to go. they do a wonderful job of making washington again into a living, breathing human being who lived an action-filled life, who had all kinds of exciting things, who can still continue to be a leader and be authentic at the same time. but around this george washington, this man on horseback, this man of character sti