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Did George Washington Really Say, “I Can’t Tell a Lie”?: Media

The story behind the legend of George Washington and the cherry tree.

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Grant Wood: Parson Weems' Fable
Parson Weems' Fable, oil on canvas by Grant Wood, 1939; in the Amon Carter...
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas (1970.43)