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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/200524 Title: Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the Nations Highest Office Author: Harlow Giles Unger Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs 59 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-10-29 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although the framers gave the president little authority, Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of his successors. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary and reshaped the presidency into what James Madison called a monarchical presidency. Modern scholars call it the imperial presidency. A revealing new look at the birth of American government, Mr. President describes George Washingtons assumption of office in a time of continual crisis, as riots, rebellion, internecine warfare, and attacks by foreign