EPISODE · Nov 1, 2022 · 14 MIN
Episode 22: Samuel Huntington, Our First President, sort of...
from It’s Also History: Tales & Tidbits from Alan's Archives · host Alan Foulds
Everyone knows George Washington was our first president, right? Well, there's a little more to the story than that. Before the current constitution was in place we already had a government - The Congress of the Confederation, and at its head was the President of the United States in Congress Assembled. Nine people held that position before Washington was sworn in. First among them was a man from Connecticut. Hear the story of Huntington's brief, but meaningful, presidency.
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Everyone knows George Washington was our first president, right? Well, there's a little more to the story than that. Before the current constitution was in place we already had a government - The Congress of the Confederation, and at its head was the President of the United States in Congress Assembled. Nine people held that position before Washington was sworn in. First among them was a man from Connecticut. Hear the story of Huntington's brief, but meaningful, presidency.
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