Mount Vernon opens doors to exhibits showing a more complete Washington

Published October 30, 2006 5:00am ET



The name George Washington, for many Americans, evokes only one image of the first president: the silver-haired statesman staring stoically from the dollar bill.

At Mount Vernon, that portrait is just one ingredient of the first president. With a set of exhibits that opened Friday, the sprawling museum on the site of Washington’s estate has set out to show a more complete Washington.

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