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On July 4, 1776, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were busy championing the Declaration, leaving George Washington in the field to fight a war with an undefined objective. What drove Washington to accept this nebulous appointment? And how did his battle plan change when he learned of the Declaration? Rosemarie Zagarri, editor of the only biography actually authorized by Washington, joins Phil Chase (University of Virginia), editor of The Papers of George Washington.
