About this episode

Preet and historian Joanne Freeman discuss President George Washington’s decision to relinquish power.

In the Stay Tuned podcast bonus for Insiders, Preet and historian Joanne Freeman discuss President George Washington’s remarkable and prescient decision to relinquish power.  For more content at the intersection of law, politics, and policy, sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, for free: cafe.com/brief . Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

People in this episode

Host: Preet Bharara

Guest: Joanne Freeman

Topics covered

• George Washington
• power relinquishment
• historical decisions
• politics
• law
• policy

Keywords

• George Washington
• relinquish power
• historical decision
• politics
• law
• CAFE Brief

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Organizations: CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network

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