'George Washington was not the first president.' What?!

Who was the archetypal president?

I know, you are going to accidental George Washington.

Nope.

Wrong.

It was President John Hanson.

Who?

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"There's nary question astir it. Chronologically, helium surely was," says Hanson descendant Peter Michael. "For a federation to beryllium a nation, it has to person a authorities and a caput of state. So the archetypal happening the recently seated authorities did was elite a caput of state. And it was John Hanson."

Really?

The hidden communicative of John Hanson is told successful the 2nd occurrence of "Crazy American History with Eric Shawn," present streaming connected Fox Nation.

Michael is the writer of "Remembering John Hanson, A Biography of the First President of the Original United States Government."

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And helium says adjacent George Washington would person agreed with him that Hanson was fig one.

"He said truthful arsenic president and later. He said truthful passim the remainder of his life, John Hanson was the archetypal president," says Michael.

He points retired that Hanson had a Cabinet, including a caput of war, caput of overseas affairs and postmaster general. It was Hanson who sent Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and Henry Laurens to Paris successful 1782 to negociate the British surrender successful the Revolutionary War.

In addition, the archetypal nationalist bank, census and U.S. coinage were created during Hanson's tenure. Hanson besides established Thanksgiving, issuing the proclamation connected March 19, 1782.

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Hanson was elected by the delegates of the Continental Congress nether the Articles of Confederation arsenic president of the United States, successful Congress connected Nov. 5, 1781.

"Every different president since Hanson inherited a functioning government, but helium inherited a blank slate, and helium had to beryllium a authorities builder, which helium was. So helium started appointing his cabinet, including immoderate large names, and past immoderate of the much insignificant offices, similar Postmaster General, and enactment unneurotic a authorities successful his one-year term. That's each helium had. At the extremity of his year, we had a functioning government. And a functioning nation."

So, wherefore hasn't Hanson gotten immoderate credit? Have we truly been incorrect each these centuries?

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The biography of President John Hanson explains wherefore helium should beryllium considered the archetypal U.S. President. Its author, Peter Michael, says wherefore successful the 2nd occurrence of Fox Nation’s "Crazy American History." (Peter Michael)

Should Washington, D.C. beryllium renamed, Hanson, D.C? Should the $1 measure swap retired the representation of George...for John?

Find retired much astir the contention that our first, archetypal president was John Hanson successful the caller Fox Nation bid "Crazy American History with Eric Shawn," present streaming connected Fox Nation.