Live! At Mount Vernon

Eric and Eliot joined the 2026 George Washington Symposium for a conversation about the first president’s foreign policy moderated by Executive Director of the Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, and friend of the podcast, Lindsay Chervinsky.

0:35: Foreign Policy During Washington’s Early Career
11:48: President Washington’s Constraints
15:27: The Neutrality Crisis
26:41: Washington’s Farewell Address
40:58: How Important is Travel in Foreign Policy?
47:33: Effective Modern Decision Makers