George Washington’s fondness for cherries is often woven into the fabric of American folklore, epitomized by the apocryphal tale of him chopping down a cherry tree and confessing to his father ...

When George Washington was a boy, the story goes that he chopped down a family cherry tree and then confessed with the immortal words: ‘Father, I cannot tell a lie...’ If only all politicians ...

Scidmore was next off to Japan, traveling with her mother to see her diplomat brother George, who was stationed ... 1912) Washington's cherry trees are now a famous symbol of the friendship ...

Today’s civic texts are less sure. Worthy public actions are not necessarily rooted in private virtue, they seem to say.