So he set a standard there that really has never been matched. And when they were struggling after the revolution, they needed a. They needed Washington involved in that. We would not have had a constitution if Washington hadn't gone to Philadelphia in 1787. to be there, and the country would not have. It would have probably just crashed on the Runway back in 1789 had Washington not been elected as the first president. (14:51–14:57)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution would not exist without George Washington's presence in Philadelphia in 1787.
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