Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough - Page 4

He was also a diarist (that is, an 18th-century blogger) and many of his papers are available on the Library of Congress website - Papers and Diares of George Washington. The originals can be viewed but I find them illegible and leave them to the scholars.

In case you hadn't noticed, I enjoyed the book immensely. It moves. It is also moving. This is a great tale of how we made this nation and the Constitution that protects us and makes America what it has been. I was happily immersed in this adventure story and merely wanted to read more (of the same quality) when it was over. The Revolution went on until 1783.

After so much reading of Washington, Hamilton, Greene, Hancock and Franklin, I can only hope that the present George finds time to read and understand that Constitution.

I don't know how much hope this release from the White House gives us but President George Bush has designated this week “Constitution Week”.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2006, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23, 2006, as Constitution Week. I encourage Federal, State, and local officials, as well as leaders of civic, social, and educational organizations, to conduct ceremonies and programs that celebrate our Constitution and reaffirm our rights and responsibilities as citizens of our great Nation.

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