matt burton had become a pilgrimage site for american since the 1780's. george washington was the most famous man in north america. that continued after george washington's death. william lee was one of the early tour guides at mount vernon, telling stories about the general. he was visited by old comrades in arms. host: this is dan out of homer, new york. caller: this is a great show. i read a lot about george washington. i read a story one time that after he retired from the presidency, he would sit on the porch at mount vernon and men that he had served with during the revolution would pass by. drivewayd come up the and sit down and talk to him. go along. chat and i always thought this was such a remarkable image, to think of someone who would been the president and founded the country just chatting with these guys who were enlisted men and officers that served with him. that's a really good question. george washington was visited regularly. he complained in a letter to his mother that it was like a well resorted cavern. there were no hotels around the

matt burton had become a pilgrimage site for american since the 1780's. george washington was the most famous man in north america. that continued after george washington's death. william lee was one of the early tour guides at mount vernon, telling stories about the general. he was visited by old comrades in arms. host: this is dan out of homer, new york. caller: this is a great show. i read a lot about george washington. i read a story one time that after he retired from the presidency, he would sit on the porch at mount vernon and men that he had served with during the revolution would pass by. drivewayd come up the and sit down and talk to him. go along. chat and i always thought this was such a remarkable image, to think of someone who would been the president and founded the country just chatting with these guys who were enlisted men and officers that served with him. that's a really good question. george washington was visited regularly. he complained in a letter to his mother that it was like a well resorted cavern. there were no hotels around the