HATS ON FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON

Resigning his commission, the military hero joined Congress in acting out a strict protocol to symbolize the supremacy of civil government

By THEODORE R. McKELDIN, Governor of Maryland (1951-1959)

It was my privilege some time ago to discuss the fundamentals of American government with President Eisenhower. The talk led to George Washington. Mr. Eisenhower said that, in his view, the great hour of Washington’s life came at Valley Forge where, militarily speaking, Washington achieved a miracle. Continued

Painting of Washington by Charles Willson Peale