America Had a President Before George Washington?
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, was George Washington really America’s first president? Perhaps not. Historian and bestselling author Christopher Klein, a regular contributor to History.com and Smithsonian Magazine, shares the little-known story of John Hanson, the man some consider the nation’s first president under the Articles of Confederation.
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