As a research/writer I am sometimes amazed at the deceit, misinformation and plain 'ol lies that are taught to us as being the truth in regards to history.
George Washington was elected President on February 4th, 1789 - eight years, and several presidents later. The Continental Congress was the United States' first government. And John Hanson was our first President. In an ironic twist there is a letter from General George Washington to newly elected president John Hanson him congratulating on his appointment to fill the most important Seat in the United States.*
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It's also interesting to note that after advancing to the presidency following Nixon's shamefaced resignation to stop impeachment against himself, Ford gave Nixon a full pardon blocking any criminal charges that might come along. If Hanson doesn't deserve to be on the short list of America's presidents because he wasn't elected by the people then it would mean Gerald Ford wasn't the 38th President.
1 The People's Almanac. David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace. Doubleday & Co. Garden City, NY. (1975)
Update;
With all of the information available on the internet today I have been able to find out more about this unsung hero of our independence. One is the fact that some people claim that John Hanson was black. The real fact of the matter is that there were two John Hanson's. The black John Hanson was actually a Liberian Serator who served his country 20 some years before President John Hanson. Here is a short video presentation that might help understand the history of the Presidency of the United States. John Hanson the 1st, or the 3rd, black or white ... fact is he WAS President before Washington. My orignal reason for writing this piece was to offer up an example of - to quote Henry Ford. "History is Bunk." - that position is always supported as new knowledge of history, science, and health emerges.
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