Press Backgrounders

These backgrounders provide media professionals with the most frequently requested information about George Washington and his Mount Vernon estate. To receive additional information or to request an interview with a Mount Vernon staff member, please contact Matt Briney, Vice President of Media & Communications at mbriney@mountvernon.org.

Mount Vernon

• The Mount Vernon Ladies Association
• The Dramatic Rescue of George Washington's Estate
• Galleries in the Donald W. Reynolds Education Center
• Ford Orientation Center
• About the George Washington Presidential Library

George Washington

• Facts and Falsehoods about George Washington
• General Washington and Slavery