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How George Washington Used His First Thanksgiving as President to Unite a New Country
Washington used the 1789 Thanksgiving proclamation and acts of charity to promote civic unity amid national divisions, addressing flaws and seeking divine pardon for the new republic.
- George Washington celebrated Thanksgiving on November 26, 1789, urging the nation to unite amid internal divisions, as stated in his proclamation.
- Washington contributed money for food and beer for debt prisoners, which those prisoners later thanked him for in an advertisement.
- Despite miserable weather and low attendance, Washington aimed to strengthen the connection between the presidency and the American people through the Thanksgiving observance.
- Historian Maurizio Valsania notes that Washington sought to use the Thanksgiving holiday for civic unification, recognizing the nation's complex founding history.
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How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new country
Washington believed that particular Thanksgiving in 1789 was a crucial occasion. He would use it to call on the people he now led to hold their new country together in the face of forces that he knew could pull it apart.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution71% Left
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