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Party on the Potomac
May 7, 2005
The first annual George Washington Book Prize was awarded at Mount Vernon to Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton. Finalist authors Rhys Isaac and Gordon Wood were also honored for their literary contributions.
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President Baird Tipson, C.V. Starr Center Director Ted Widmer, and Emmanuel Touhey meet in the Mount Vernon dining room before the George Washington Book Prize announcement.
A fife and drum corps rallies the troops on the Mount Vernon lawn.
The Washington College delegation visiting George Washington's estate on the Potomac included Brenna Schneider '06, Kentavius Jones '04 and Charlie Athey '01.
Ryan Humphries '05, Andrea Neighbors '05 and Nicole Alpert '05 enjoyed the festivities.
Gay Gaines, Regent of the Board of Directors of Mount Vernon, and President Baird Tipson present the Washington Book Prize Medal to Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton.
Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton, makes acceptance as President Baird Tipson, Mt. Vernon's Regent of the Board of Directors Gay Gaines and Richard Gilder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History look on.
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