Well done. I'm going to say, say Taco Bell is worse just because I like the apple dessert cinnamon thing in Taco John's. That's really good stuff. There you go. Washington requested that Congress pay him nothing, but only reimburse him for his expenses. During the ensuing seven years of the American Revolutionary War, there were those who did indeed doubt Washington was equal to the job. Fortunately for history, Washington proved the doubters wrong on this date. (18:40–18:49)
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Asserts that George Washington asked only for expense reimbursement, not a salary, from Congress.
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