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LGT: T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3, Anne Kh\u00e1nh V\u00e2n l\u00e0 ai. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00edch nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u00e0y. Hu\u1ed1ng chi, \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0i gi\u00f2ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 George Washington th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00edch h\u01a1n. Ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, thu\u1edf \u0111i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u00edch gi\u1edd l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. Ng\u00e0y nay, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00edch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Hoa K\u1ef3. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 George Washington v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng th\u1eadt may m\u1eafn cho M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 George Washington v\u00e0 c\u0169ng may m\u1eafn cho th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi khi c\u00f3 George Washington. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u01b0\u1edbm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft khi \u0111\u1ecdc gi\u00f2ng ch\u1eef n\u00e0y " M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1853 \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y Ann Pamela Cunningham \u0111\u1ea3m nhi\u1ec7m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u00e0. Thuy\u1ec1n h\u1ecd \u0111i ngang qua khu Mount Vernon v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 b\u00e0 chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i, "M\u1eb9 th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh suy s\u1ee5p v\u00e0 tan hoang c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Washington v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1ng qua t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9: N\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecb suy s\u1ee5p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng d\u00e0nh n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa<\/strong>? Qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta!". <\/em><\/p>\n

Xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y. <\/em><\/p>\n

Ho\u00e0ng Lan Chi <\/em><\/p>\n

NH\u00c0 \u00d4NG \u0110\u1ec6 NH\u1ea4T T\u1ed4NG TH\u1ed0NG M\u1ef8<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
T\u01b0\u1edbng T\u1ed5ng T\u01b0 L\u1ec7nh Washington ra l\u1ec7nh ph\u00e1 b\u0103ng, v\u01b0\u1ee3t s\u00f4ng Delaware<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

NH\u00c0 \u00d4NG \u0110\u1ec6 NH\u1ea4T T\u1ed4NG TH\u1ed0NG M\u1ef8<\/strong><\/p>\n

ANNE KH\u00c1NH-V\u00c2N<\/p>\n

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Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 con s\u00f4ng Potomac u\u1ed1n theo, c\u00f3 b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, c\u00f3 khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5 Old Town Alexandria, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9… M\u1ed7i n\u0103m c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u du kh\u00e1ch lui t\u1edbi vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 tr\u1eddi \u1edf ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5 n\u1eafng r\u00e1o hay m\u01b0a tuy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

Khi t\u00f4i mua nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 d\u1ecdn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda T\u00e2y B\u1eafc sang ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng Nam c\u1ee7a Alexandria, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i "khoe" v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0, "Con v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 r\u1ed3i." T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a cho vui v\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 – George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Ba m\u00e1 Hai L\u00faa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a sang M\u1ef9. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u00e0 mong s\u1edbm c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn n\u01a1i tham quan… V\u1eady r\u1ed3i, ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4i, t\u00f4i \u1edf Alexandria \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n 15 n\u0103m, c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington ch\u1ec9 5, 7 ph\u00fat l\u00e1i xe, m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. \u1ede M\u1ef9 l\u00e2u ch\u01b0a h\u1eb5n \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

Duy\u00ean M\u1ec7nh \u0110\u1ea9y \u0110\u01b0a…<\/strong><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 h\u00e8 v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00f4ng ty trong c\u00f9ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ee7 t\u00f4i sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Sau khi th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng so s\u00e1nh m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn n\u01a1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 k\u00fd th\u01b0 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi. C\u00f4ng ty m\u1edbi n\u00e0y s\u1ebd h\u01a1i xa h\u01a1n n\u01a1i t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n h\u01a1n. \u0102n ti\u1ec7c t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u00f4ng ty c\u0169 xong, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n n\u1eefa l\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi th\u00ec… \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ean nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac. T\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty m\u1edbi. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 th\u00eam. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 n\u00e0y v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed5ng qu\u1ea3n t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh (Controller) v\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh (CFO).<\/p>\n

\u0110i…"ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n" ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 h\u01a1i "kh\u00e1c". \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng M\u1ef9. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi cu\u1ed9c "ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n" b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh t\u01b0 dinh c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1eeb v\u01b0\u1eddn hoa tr\u00ean (upper garden), qua v\u01b0\u1eddn hoa d\u01b0\u1edbi (lower garden), r\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u01b0\u1eddn rau c\u00e2y tr\u00e1i (fruit garden and nursery). \u0110i ngang qua nh\u1eefng khu n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i v\u1edbi th\u1ea3m c\u00f3 r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u00fa c\u1eebu, ng\u1ef1a, b\u00f2, heo \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng. Tr\u1eddi th\u00e1ng 8, v\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed5 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i m\u1eb9 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i con th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong.<\/p>\n

Ford Orientation Center l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean du kh\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, sau qu\u1ea7y l\u1ea5y v\u00e9. V\u00e0o trong kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y t\u01b0\u1ee3ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh ng\u00e0i George Washington. T\u00f4i ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i 30 m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y, xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eaft tay t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00e0i r\u1ed3i \u0111i ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gia \u0111\u00ecnh ng\u00e0i Washington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center l\u00e0 n\u01a1i tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ee9ng v\u1eadt v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y – t\u01b0 dinh Mount Vernon c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association trong c\u00f4ng cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n, ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 trong 160 n\u0103m qua.<\/p>\n

Trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian "ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n", kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi th\u00f4ng l\u1ec7, t\u00f4i nghe v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 n\u00f3i. M\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i \u0111i qua, m\u1ed7i h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c theo k\u00e8m b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u chi ti\u1ebft v\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch qu\u00fd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng m\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn t\u01b0 dinh ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon, "M\u1ed7i v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch qu\u00fd c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington v\u00e0 phu nh\u00e2n Martha Washington."<\/p>\n

H\u01a1n s\u00e1u tr\u0103m nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean, b\u1ed1n tr\u0103m thi\u1ec7n nguy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn h\u01a1n tri\u1ec7u quan kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng n\u0103m, tinh th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean, cho t\u1eebng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n t\u1eeb nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbn, lu\u00f4n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon h\u01a1n 250 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

Sau h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng d\u1ea1o quanh, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f3 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 v\u00e0o chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea9m c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh \u0111ang c\u1ea7n v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ecdn. H\u1ecd c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1edbi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed5ng qu\u1ea3n t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh k\u1ebft th\u00fac cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u00fd l\u1ebd r\u1ea5t t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c, "S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01a1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, c\u00f4 s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t." Anh ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng M\u1ef9 th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t. M\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01a1i ng\u00e0i nh\u1eadn l\u00e0m qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i an ngh\u1ec9 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 n\u01a1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c th\u1ee9 hai n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m \u01a1n cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n trong g\u1ea7n hai gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 v\u1eeba qua v\u00e0 xin cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129…<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ra v\u1ec1 trong l\u00f2ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng vui th\u00fa. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111i ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n cho vi\u1ec7c v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111ang tuy\u1ec3n nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin; t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c v\u1ecb n\u00e0y v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 ngo\u1ea1i giao l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd "ch\u1ea5m" v\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o m\u1eddi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i s\u1ef1 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1i xe n\u0103m ba ph\u00fat l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ngay \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi giao th\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1ecbt ngo\u00e0i kia, 25, 30 d\u1eb7m m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u. Quang c\u1ea3nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1i th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 t\u00e0 t\u00e0 m\u00e0 \u0111i. Nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, tuy nhi\u00ean s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn m\u1ea5t \u0111i ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 \u00edt l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ph\u00fac l\u1ee3i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c phi l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn (Not for-profits organizations) kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng. Trong 15 n\u0103m qua, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ty t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n – h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Hoa K\u1ef3, qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Hoa K\u1ef3, c\u01a1 quan vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf Hoa K\u1ef3…v v. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c phi l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn, hay v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u01a1 quan c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4ng ty t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n. H\u1ecd ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cho t\u00f4i 7 tu\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e0ng n\u0103m d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 th\u00e2m ni\u00ean v\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd chia v\u1edbi t\u00f4i t\u1eeb 15 \u0111\u1ebfn 22% ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed7i n\u0103m. S\u1edf d\u0129 t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng ty n\u00e0y v\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i nh\u1ea5t. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, n\u1ebfu ch\u1ecdn gia nh\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh ng\u00e0i George Washington, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u00e0 xin r\u00fat l\u1ea1i ch\u1eef k\u00fd nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi. Kh\u00f3 ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 l\u00e0m qu\u00e1 v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u00e1y laptop v\u00e0 smart-phone hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec; h\u1ecd c\u0169ng v\u1eeba cho t\u00f4i xem m\u1eabu danh thi\u1ebfp v\u1eeba m\u1edbi in cho t\u00f4i…<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean nh\u00e0 Mount Vernon – khi b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t th\u00ec m\u1edf s\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed… t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u tham kh\u1ea3o xem ng\u00e0i George Washington th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u01b0 x\u1eed v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o trong nh\u1eefng ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.<\/p>\n

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Tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gi\u1eefa n\u0103m 1775, ng\u00e0i George Washington \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i chu\u1ea9n y v\u00e0 giao tr\u1ecdng tr\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 huy tr\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e0n qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i M\u1ef9, g\u1ed3m tr\u1eeb b\u1ecb, k\u1ef5 binh, ph\u00e1o binh to\u00e0n qu\u1ed1c t\u1eeb B\u1eafc ch\u00ed Nam, t\u1eeb Maine xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn South Georgia. Cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m ng\u00e0i cho qu\u00e2n v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea \u0103n T\u1ebft. \u0110\u1ea7u n\u0103m 1776, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng cho l\u00ednh c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y n\u0103m tr\u1eddi n\u00ean \u0103n T\u1ebft xong l\u00ednh \u1edf nh\u00e0 lu\u00f4n, kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb – ng\u00e0i George Washington t\u1eeb \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng t\u01b0 l\u1ec7nh qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng…"Kh\u00f4ng" qu\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n l\u00ednh b\u1ecf ng\u0169, t\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e2n b\u1ecf nhi\u1ec7m s\u1edf, c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edbng (Benedict Arnold) tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1edbng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 Thomas Paine \u1edf c\u1ea1nh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u00e3i c\u1ee7a B\u00ecnh Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00e1o, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi th\u1ed1ng thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c t\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00e3nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n trong \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1nh Gi\u00e1ng Sinh 1776 v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, "L\u00fac Nguy Kh\u1ed1n" (The Crisis). T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5n ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba (Colonial US Army) v\u00e0 \u0111em t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng Trenton m\u1edf m\u00e0n cho nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp theo m\u00e0 tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 Yorktown Battlefield 1781.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y 20 th\u00e1ng 9, n\u0103m 1781, sau khi di\u1ec7n ki\u1ebfn t\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e2n Rochambeau v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n vong ni\u00ean th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t, Marquis De Lafayette, t\u1ea1i Fredericksburg, Virginia, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng gi\u1edd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh cho tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a Lord Cornwallis \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, T\u01b0\u1edbng Washington ban h\u00e0nh Qu\u00e2n L\u1ec7nh t\u1ed5ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng (General Orders).<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y 19 th\u00e1ng 10, 1781, sau nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb mi\u1ec1n b\u1eafc Virginia xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ecdc Hwy 17, \u0111\u1ea1i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n ch\u1eb7t trong v\u00f9ng s\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u1edbc Yorktown; g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn ch\u1ecdc th\u1ee7ng t\u1ee9 b\u1ec1 v\u00e0 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p th\u00f4ng minh, r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Ph\u00e1p, c\u00f9ng qu\u00e2n Thu\u1ed9c \u0110\u1ecba, d\u00e2n qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ed9i t\u00e0u chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Ph\u00e1p d\u00e0n ngang c\u1eeda bi\u1ec3n Cheasapeak, t\u01b0\u1edbng Cornwallis \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee9c c\u00f9ng l\u1ef1c t\u1eadn, v\u1edbi 26,000 qu\u00e2n. Anh Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 r\u00fat.<\/p>\n

H\u00f2a \u01b0\u1edbc Paris (Treaty of Paris 1781): Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e0m ph\u00e1n h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 1782, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c trong su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a h\u00e8. \u0110\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho Hoa K\u1ef3 g\u1ed3m Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, v\u00e0 John Adams. B\u00ean ph\u00eda n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh c\u00f3 David Hartley v\u00e0 Richard Oswald. H\u00f2a \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00fd k\u1ebft t\u1ea1i Paris trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n d’York (\u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 hi\u1ec7n nay t\u1ea1i 56 Rue Jacob) v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 3 th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 1783, ch\u1eef k\u00fd c\u1ee7a Adams, Franklin, Jay, va Hartley.<\/p>\n

N\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp. Washington ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c chia tay qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y 23 th\u00e1ng 12 n\u0103m 1783, \u00f4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c T\u1ed5ng T\u01b0 L\u1ec7nh qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, Mount Vernon, ch\u0103m nom trang tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u01a1 sau nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m th\u00e1ng. Cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp \u0111\u00e3 \u0111em l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m to l\u1edbn cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh Washington v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 ng\u01a1i b\u1ecb l\u00e3ng qu\u00ean. B\u1ed1n n\u0103m tr\u00f4i qua, George Washington \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ni\u1ec1m \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed3ng t\u1ec9a, ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u1ea5u r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n

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N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, khi l\u00e0m thi\u1ec7n nguy\u1ec7n khai thu\u1ebf cho c\u01b0 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Fairfax county, thu\u1ed9c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh VITA c\u1ee7a s\u1edf thu\u1ebf IRS, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00e0m thu\u1ebf cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb v\u00f9ng Alexandria. Khi xem qua gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association (MVLA). T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i Ladies’ Association? M\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c B\u00e0 \u1edf Mount Vernon? Th\u00fa th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y gi\u1ecfi l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. L\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association c\u00f3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u01b0 dinh ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington n\u00ean h\u1ecfi th\u0103m c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec\u2026<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 k\u1ec3 t\u00f4i nghe r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong qu\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon "Nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecb. V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 Presidents’ Day, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o tham quan mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n mua v\u00e9. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecb m\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 l\u00e0m th\u00ec h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u01a1i. Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p em \u1edf m\u1ea5y gian h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m. Qu\u00e0 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00e1c. Nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t ngon." \u1ed2, th\u00ec ra ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o tham quan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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M\u00f9a thu ho\u1ea1ch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd, cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u00f4m \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1m b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i s\u1ebd v\u00e0o trong \u1ea5y… l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c?<\/p>\n

Ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac c\u0169ng quan tr\u1ecdng. B\u1edbt \u0111i 20% ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng, 2 tu\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c m\u1ed7i n\u0103m c\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u00edt. V\u1edbi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 cho m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc cao h\u1ecdc. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nghe ra l\u1eddi hi\u1ec7u tri\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a nh\u00e2n s\u0129 Thomas Paine c\u1ee7a t\u01b0\u1edbng George Washington t\u1eeb xa th\u1eb3m n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u hay kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i tin m\u1ed7i s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c di\u1ec5n ra c\u00f3 l\u00fd do th\u00e2m s\u00e2u v\u00e0 thi\u00eang li\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Gia Nh\u1eadp H\u00e0ng Ng\u0169…<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i "gia nh\u1eadp \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng George Washington" (c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng) v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u0103m. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf c\u01a1 quan ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c phi l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn s\u1ebd nh\u00e0n h\u01a1n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng ty t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng qua nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ngay tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn George Washington Mount Vernon (GWMV) th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00fac 8:30 s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc 7 gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 khi 8 gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn 9 gi\u1edd. Khi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed5ng qu\u1ea3n t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh (Controller) v\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh (CFO) c\u00f3 khi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi, v\u1eeba ph\u1ee5 v\u1edbi hai v\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh n\u00e0y so\u1ea1n ph\u1ea7n ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a n\u0103m m\u1edbi cho g\u1ea7n 20 b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 10 h\u00e0ng n\u0103m, s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n ra cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u0103m. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c m\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 (Lady Regent c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association) t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u bang s\u1ebd t\u1ee5 v\u1ec1 Mount Vernon. C\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 s\u1ebd xem x\u00e9t th\u1eadt k\u1ef9 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec1 ra c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ed3, nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn trong MVLA chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1eeb hai ba th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington, m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u1ecfi ch\u01b0a h\u1eb5n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn b\u00e1ch th\u1eafng m\u00e0 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft d\u00e8 x\u1ebbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 t\u00e0i l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n v\u00e0 qu\u00e2n; ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau. Theo tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t trong vi\u1ec7c x\u00e9t duy\u1ec7t ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch cho t\u1eebng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn d\u00f9 c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng k\u00fd m\u1ed9t ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i tri\u1ec7u ti\u1ec1n c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n g\u00f3p v\u00e0o v\u1ed1n li\u1ebfng cho MVLA n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n. Khi xem x\u00e9t ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 duy\u1ec7t, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi. Qu\u1ea3n th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i "\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c" gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi hay \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1edbi c\u1ea7n ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 l\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t ra sao, c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u1ebf n\u00e0o cho s\u1ed1 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c… chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tinh th\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 chi ti\u1ebft v\u00e0 di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp n\u00e0y t\u1eeb m\u1ea5y th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n ng\u00e0y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb th\u00ec s\u1ef1 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng. Ban qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1edbi 9, 10 gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i. H\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng, "C\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i…" "Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 th\u1eadt hay \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u…" "Ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 s\u1ebd h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng…" T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam t\u00f2 m\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng ra sao, t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 sao m\u1ecdi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0… "x\u1ebfp re"? T\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft v\u00ec sao t\u01b0 dinh c\u1ee7a t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng George Washington sau n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd v\u00e0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ee7a b\u00ean Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

V\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean<\/strong><\/p>\n

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T\u1eeb khi \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, d\u00f9 ng\u00e0i Washington mong \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh y\u00ean t\u1ea1i Mount Vernon, c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c gia ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. N\u0103m 1787, Washington l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00eau g\u1ecdi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Theo d\u00f5i th\u1eddi cu\u1ed9c, Washington nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1: C\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u bang m\u1edbi h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t; h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5u tranh d\u00e0nh quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i ranh gi\u1edbi, quy\u1ec1n \u0111i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n tr\u1ea3 n\u1ee3 chi\u1ebfn tranh theo c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a \u0110i\u1ec1u l\u1ec7 Li\u00ean Bang (Articles of Confederation). \u00d4ng t\u1eeb t\u1eeb hi\u1ec3u ra ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c gia m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, chi\u1ebfn ph\u00ed c\u00f2n n\u1ee3 ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u, qu\u00e2n binh 7 n\u0103m ch\u01b0a tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n

Trong cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea7u c\u1eed t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng n\u0103m 1789, George Washington nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 phi\u1ebfu t\u00edn nhi\u1ec7m t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u1eed tri \u0111o\u00e0n – l\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng duy nh\u1ea5t trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u t\u00edn nhi\u1ec7m tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng tuy\u00ean th\u1ec7 nh\u1eadm ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i Federal Hall (s\u1ed1 26 Wall Street) \u1edf New York, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3. George Washington \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb t\u00e0i ba. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea5u m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i n\u0103ng l\u1ed5i l\u1ea1c nh\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m Alexander Hamilton l\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u00e0i ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 Thomas Jefferson t\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng Ngo\u1ea1i giao. \u00d4ng \u1ee7y quy\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 t\u01b0 v\u1ea5n th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i c\u00e1c; \u00f4ng nghe theo l\u1eddi khuy\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0a ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/p>\n

Washington th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 c\u1ea5u ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh ph\u00e1p r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1eb7t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i qu\u1ed1c gia tr\u00ean h\u1ebft, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c v\u1edbi ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf t\u1ed1i \u0111a v\u00e0 trung th\u1ef1c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i. Khi l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, hi\u1ebfm hoi v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng k\u1ebf nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 sau c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1u ki\u00eang n\u1ec3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Khung c\u1ea3nh l\u00f2 r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0 n\u00f4ng trang n\u0103m 1799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

L\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 l\u00f2 n\u1ea5u v\u00e0 ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t r\u01b0\u1ee3u Mount Vernon, ngon nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 to nh\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng n\u0103m 1791, Washington \u0111\u00e3 k\u00fd m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt cho ph\u00e9p Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t thu\u1ebf l\u00ean c\u00e1c l\u00f2 ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t r\u01b0\u1ee3u, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady \u0111\u00e3 khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh \u1edf khu v\u1ef1c n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n c\u1ee7a Pennsylvania v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c – h\u1ecd t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i \u0111\u00f3ng thu\u1ebf r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t, c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c to\u00e0n di\u1ec7n cho ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n li\u00ean bang v\u1edbi t\u00ean g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Whiskey Rebellion. Washington k\u00eau g\u1ecdi v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp \u0110\u1ea1o Lu\u1eadt D\u00e2n qu\u00e2n t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7 n\u0103m 1792, tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u00e2n qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec3u bang \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a d\u1eb9p c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n. Washington \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n ch\u1ec9 huy h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n v\u00e0o c\u00e1c khu v\u1ef1c n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 li\u00ean bang s\u1ebd s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u0169 l\u1ef1c khi c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c thi ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

George Washington ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 hai nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng (1789-1797). Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng duy nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng \u1edf Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y c\u1ea5t sau khi \u00f4ng ch\u1ebft. Trong hai nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf New York v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eddi v\u1ec1 Philadelphia. Tuy nhi\u00ean, George Washington \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t vai tr\u00f2 l\u1edbn trong s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean bang th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t theo t\u00ean \u00f4ng, Washington D.C., v\u00e0 trong vi\u1ec7c gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t c\u00e1c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 hai t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 Qu\u1ed1c H\u1ed9i v\u00e0 Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

N\u0103m 1797, Washingtons n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Mount Vernon y\u00eau qu\u00fd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi b\u00e0 con, b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng quan kh\u00e1ch li\u00ean t\u1ee5c h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eddi gian s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Mount Vernon c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y Th\u1ee9 N\u0103m 12 Th\u00e1ng 12, 1799, George Washington b\u1ecb tr\u00fang l\u1ea1nh sau khi c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn ba gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u khi th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb tuy\u1ebft sang m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1. Khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, v\u00ec mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00fang h\u1eb9n gi\u1edd c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i, Washington v\u1eabn m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u01b0\u1edbt \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Washington b\u1ecb vi\u00eam h\u1ecdng, s\u1ed1t li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u1eddi ngay t\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u1edf Mount Vernon v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 14 th\u00e1ng 12, 1799.<\/p>\n

Sau khi George Washington qua \u0111\u1eddi, phu nh\u00e2n Martha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t h\u1ebft th\u01b0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o s\u1ef1 ri\u00eang t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 ch\u1ebft v\u00ec s\u1ed1t n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 22 th\u00e1ng 5, 1802. C\u1ea3 hai v\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n \u1edf Mount Vernon, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch cho ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

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V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m George Washington qua \u0111\u1eddi, ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed3ng t\u1eeb 2,000 \u0111\u1ebfn 8,000 m\u1eabu Anh t\u1ea1i Mount Vernon, bao g\u1ed3m n\u0103m trang tr\u1ea1i, v\u1edbi h\u01a1n 3.000 m\u1eabu \u0111\u1ea5t canh t\u00e1c. Ngo\u00e0i ra Washington c\u00f2n s\u1edf h\u1eefu h\u01a1n 50,000 m\u1eabu t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c v\u00f9ng West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u00f9ng Ohio. George Washington \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea5t l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

N\u0103m 1850, John Augustine Washington III, em c\u1ee7a George Washington, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1edf h\u1eefu Mount Vernon. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u0103m nom s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p to l\u1edbn n\u00e0y, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1851 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u00e1n s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Commonwealth of Virgina v\u00e0 Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 li\u00ean bang s\u1edf h\u1eefu, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd b\u00e1n ng\u00f4i bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 (Mansion) c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi 200 m\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon cho Hi\u1ec7p H\u1ed9i c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 MVLA v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1858.<\/p>\n

N\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i MVLA l\u00e0 b\u00e0 Ann Pamela Cunningham, sinh n\u0103m 1816 \u1edf Laurens County, South Carolina. \u1ede tu\u1ed5i ni\u00ean thi\u1ebfu, Cunningham b\u1ecb t\u00e9 ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 tai n\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra c\u01a1n \u0111au m\u00e3n t\u00ednh cho g\u1ea7n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi b\u00e0. Cunningham \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb b\u1edfi b\u00e1c s\u0129 Hugh Hodge \u1edf Philadelphia. M\u1eb9 b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn Philadelphia v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u1eb1ng thuy\u1ec1n<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1853 \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y Ann Pamela Cunningham \u0111\u1ea3m nhi\u1ec7m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u00e0. Thuy\u1ec1n h\u1ecd \u0111i ngang qua khu Mount Vernon v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 b\u00e0 chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i, "M\u1eb9 th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh suy s\u1ee5p v\u00e0 tan hoang c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Washington v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1ng qua t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9: N\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecb suy s\u1ee5p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng d\u00e0nh n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa? Qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta!"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ch\u00e2n dung Ann Pamela Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Cunningham \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 truy\u1ec1n t\u00e2m nguy\u1ec7n, b\u00e0 l\u1eadp ra Hi\u1ec7p H\u1ed9i Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association – m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c Mount Vernon. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o qu\u1ea3n di s\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. B\u00e0 k\u00eau g\u1ecdi nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c gia nh\u1eadp, m\u1ed7i v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u bang. C\u00f9ng nhau, h\u1ecd quy\u00ean ti\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n

N\u0103m 1858, Cunningham v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng Vice Regent \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1ecdc: $18.000 M\u1ef9-kim. Theo h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng, hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 h\u1ebft s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i: $182,000 v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 22 th\u00e1ng 2, 1862. Sau khi thanh to\u00e1n s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3, Cunningham \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u00f9i m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn th\u00eam nh\u1eefng Vice Regent, vi\u1ec7c g\u00e2y qu\u1ef9, v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n The Mount Vernon Records, m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 in t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh. C\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 13 M\u1ec7nhph\u1ee5, \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho 13 ti\u1ec3u bang, h\u1ecd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Cunningham \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1eeb khi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1853 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1874. V\u00ec s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng suy gi\u1ea3m nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng, Cunningham tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 v\u0169 c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng, "S\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Washington n\u1eb1m trong tay c\u00e1c b\u00e0. \u0110\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ea5t k\u00ednh n\u00e0o thay \u0111\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta; kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 b\u00e0n tay n\u00e0o ph\u00e1 ho\u1ea1i n\u00f3!" Cunningham tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1edf South Carolina v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1875.<\/p>\n

T\u1eeb 1853, hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i MVLA t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o qu\u1ef9 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Hoa K\u1ef3 hay l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n thu\u1ebf c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n h\u1ecd t\u1ef1 quy\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p. \u0110\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t gu\u1ed3ng m\u00e1y "gi\u00e0" 160 n\u0103m n\u00e0y lu\u00f4n ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ed1t, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 t\u00fac, d\u1ec9 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ch\u1ec9 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng y\u00eau qu\u00fd k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng \u1edf t\u1eebng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 tinh vi trong qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd – bi\u1ebft tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng, g\u00ecn gi\u1eef v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 cho nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u1ea7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n

2013 Kh\u00e1nh th\u00e0nh Th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi to\u00e1n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p. Cha m\u1ea5t khi ng\u00e0i ch\u1ec9 m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. L\u00e0 con c\u1ea3 trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 s\u00e1u anh ch\u1ecb em, ng\u00e0i ph\u1ea3i qu\u00e1n xuy\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n gia \u0111\u00ecnh, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f4ng trang v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 m\u1eb9. Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i h\u1ecdc cao c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111i Anh du h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u trang l\u1ee9a. Ng\u00e0i h\u1ecdc qua c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y. Ng\u00e0i th\u00edch \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u. N\u0103m 1787, trong th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft cho b\u1ea1n James McHenry, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 t\u1ecf b\u00e0y mong mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i. Theo th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft th\u00ec s\u1ed1 s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng cho th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 sau n\u00e0y. Ra \u0111i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t, \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 x\u00e2y th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng h\u01a1n hai tr\u0103m n\u0103m sau, \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n Qu\u1ed1c gia Fred W. Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Trong n\u0103m 2010, MVLA tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp Th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n Qu\u1ed1c gia Fred W. Smith cho c\u00e1c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 George Washington \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c MVLA trong vi\u1ec7c n\u00e2ng cao s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 George Washington. Khi d\u1ef1 \u00e1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1, Donald W. Reynolds Foundation ngay t\u1ee9c th\u00ec \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t: $38.000.000 – s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a MVLA t\u1eeb 1853 \u0111\u1ebfn nay. Chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng cho Th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ea7y tham v\u1ecdng: quy\u00ean $100 tri\u1ec7u USD \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n. Chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh khi quy\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng $106.400.000 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 6 n\u0103m 2013, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p b\u1edfi c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1edfi c\u00f4ng v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 2011. V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 27 th\u00e1ng 9, 2013, g\u1ea7n 1,200 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9, nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc gi\u1ea3, nh\u1eefng t\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ecb x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t v\u00e0 m\u1edf c\u1eeda cho l\u1ec5 khai m\u1ea1c, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 nguy\u00ean m\u1edbi cho s\u1ef1 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, cho nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc b\u1ed7ng, cho nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfp tay v\u1edbi n\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0 M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 Ann Bookout gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch khi b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c quan kh\u00e1ch trong ng\u00e0y khai m\u1ea1c th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, "Th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. M\u1eabu m\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ng\u00e0y nay h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u00fap gi\u1eef di s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng m\u00e3i."<\/p>\n

T\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a MVLA hi\u00ean nay l\u00ean tr\u00ean $300 tri\u1ec7u M\u1ef9-kim. Trong n\u0103m 2013, MVLA nh\u1eadn h\u01a1n $15 tri\u1ec7u M\u1ef9-kim ti\u1ec1n hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng. Thu nh\u1eadp h\u00e0ng n\u0103m c\u1ee7a MVLA x\u00ea d\u1ecbch tr\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi $60 tri\u1ec7u. Trong s\u1ed1 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u quan kh\u00e1ch vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m h\u00e0ng n\u0103m, t\u1eeb trong l\u1eabn ngo\u00e0i n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f3 g\u1ea7n 400 ng\u00e0n thanh thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u01a1n 50 ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. MVLA \u0111\u00f3n quan kh\u00e1ch quanh n\u0103m, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o. Trong v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n v\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 ph\u00e1t hu\u00e2n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Chi\u1ebfn th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ed9i tinh (Purple Heart award), ghi c\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh anh d\u0169ng. Bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 r\u1ea5t trang nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. L\u1ec5 tuy\u00ean th\u1ec7 v\u00e0o qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch M\u1ef9 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng di\u1ec5n ra cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tuy\u00ean th\u1ec7 tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Cha c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0103ng ph\u1ea7n \u00fd ngh\u0129a cho vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m t\u1eeb b\u00e0n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecnh c\u1edd nh\u00ecn ra h\u00e0nh lang, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng cao l\u1edbn, t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169, \u0103n m\u1eb7c th\u1eddi 1700, 1800… \u0111i ngang qua. Ai tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng George Washington? V\u00e2ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u00e0i. H\u00f4m kh\u00e1c t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y phu nh\u00e2n Martha c\u0169ng trong trang ph\u1ee5c th\u1eddi 1700, 1800 \u0111i ngang qua… \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, \u1edf Mount Vernon, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng George Washington l\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n g\u1ecdi ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng. G\u1ecdi l\u00e0 "T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng" th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng nghe h\u01a1i xa c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c, trong khi ng\u00e0i r\u1ea5t gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb v\u00e0 th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n d\u00f9 sau n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean l\u00e0m t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. Phu nh\u00e2n Martha c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 m\u1ebfn v\u00e0 hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3ng vai General Washington, phu nh\u00e2n Martha, c\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u00f4ng trang Mount Vernon v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00e0, t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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R\u01b0\u1ee3u qu\u00fd Washingon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

l\u00e0m n\u00f4ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ed5i s\u00e1o,… th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong trang ph\u1ee5c th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 18 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 v\u1edbi quan kh\u00e1ch, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0110\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edbng Washington v\u00e0 phu nh\u00e2n nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. H\u1ecd nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu \u1edf Mount Vernon n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, r\u1ea5t s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u1ef1c. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng v\u1eabn hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi sinh ho\u1ea1t \u1edf n\u00f4ng trang v\u1eabn ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n. Rau qu\u1ea3 \u1edf c\u00e1c v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u1eabn xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i. L\u00faa m\u00ec v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu ho\u1ea1ch. M\u1ed7i n\u0103m MVLA \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p kho\u1ea3ng 5 ng\u00e0n pounds rau qu\u1ea3 ng\u00f4 khoai cho Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3i k\u00e9m. R\u01b0\u1ee3u Whiskey b\u1eb1ng c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a George Washing v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t h\u00e0ng n\u0103m kho\u1ea3ng tr\u00ean 500 gallons. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng thu\u1ebf r\u01b0\u1ee3u cho ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 George Washington \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u0103m 1791.<\/p>\n

Nguy\u1ec7t san National Geographic Traveler s\u1ed1 ra th\u00e1ng 6\/7 2014 c\u00f3 ghi nh\u1eadn Washington DC l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1ng tham quan nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. V\u00e0 d\u1ec9 nhi\u00ean George Washington’s Mount Vernon l\u00e0 n\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu khi tham quan Washington DC.<\/p>\n

Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng Potomac t\u1eeb Langley v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u1edf Mount Vernon, d\u00e0i 25-d\u1eb7m. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang ch\u00ednh t\u00ean c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i: George Washington Memorial Parkway. Khi v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Alexandria c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0i t\u01b0\u1edfng ni\u1ec7m George Washington Masonic Memorial \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb Washington l\u00e0 h\u1ed9i vi\u00ean l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i Masonic v\u00e0 l\u00e0 master c\u1ee7a Stone Mason. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng di s\u1ea3n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n phong \u0111\u1ea1c \u0111i\u1ec1n George Washington \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u00e1c th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 thanh thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u1ec1 sau l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c George Washington National Forest. H\u01a1n 1,000,000 m\u1eabu r\u1eebng, th\u00e3o nguy\u00ean, s\u00f4ng h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00e1 mang t\u00ean con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 th\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a khai ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u00eau g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 s\u1ed1ng ki\u00eau h\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n

Gia nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o gia \u0111\u00ecnh Mount Vernon, m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i m\u1edbi v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1eebng. Khi nh\u1eefng M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i kho t\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi khai ph\u00e1, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p m\u00e0 Sir Walter Scott \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng th\u00e0nh th\u01a1:<\/p>\n

"Unless to mortals it were given<\/p>\n

To dip his brush in dyes of Heaven."<\/p>\n

t\u1ea1m d\u1ecbch:<\/p>\n

"Tr\u1eeb khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o kho b\u1ea5t t\u1eed<\/p>\n

Nhu\u1ed9m m\u00e0u thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o c\u1ecd v\u1ebd c\u1ee7a c\u1ed5 nh\u00e2n."<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb. C\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 v\u00ec sao trong c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 h\u00f9ng c\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 t\u1eadp trung kho\u1ea3ng 30 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u1eb1m trong h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Gi\u00e0u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho bao nhi\u00eau r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd gieo v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c, t\u00ecnh qu\u00fd m\u1ebfn v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft k\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng M\u1ef9 n\u00f3i ri\u00eang, v\u00e0 s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3i chung. C\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00e1c M\u1ec7nh-ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f4 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft son l\u00ean l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 n\u00f3i ri\u00eang v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn lo\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chung.<\/p>\n

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M\u1ed9t trong nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i vui khi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o… "M\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1eebu c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ea1c. Qu\u00fd v\u1ecb n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 xin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u00fap n\u00f3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0…" Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u0111i l\u1ea1c trong c\u00e1i khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean r\u1ed9ng 200 m\u1eabu \u0111\u00f3, hu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed3 ch\u00fa c\u1eebu c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng mang GPS theo m\u00ecnh!<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n th\u1ee7 v\u1ec1 coi s\u00f3c v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y 45 n\u0103m. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 ai l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i trong v\u00f2ng 45 n\u0103m. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta, "\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ea1i T\u01b0\u1edbng George Washington c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ecdn…" b\u1edfi v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta r\u1ea5t y\u00eau th\u00edch v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00fa v\u1eadt… Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai coi s\u00f3c vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 cho ng\u00e0i…<\/p>\n

T\u1ebft v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng Dean Norton ch\u00fac t\u1ebft t\u00f4i, "Happy New Year v\u00e0…ch\u00fac c\u00f4 s\u1ebd th\u00edch n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 s\u1ebd k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u0169ng 45 n\u0103m nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i."<\/p>\n

Trong nh\u00f3m nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c chung v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 83 tu\u1ed5i. \u00d4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y 25 n\u0103m qua, sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u v\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u00e8 v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3i qua v\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i ph\u1ea9u v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng k\u1ef3 n\u00e0y \u00f4ng s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng sau b\u1ed1n n\u0103m tu\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 b\u1ec7nh, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u00f4ng v\u1eabn tinh t\u1ebf. \u00d4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 n\u0103ng su\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m ph\u1ee5c tinh th\u1ea7n th\u00edch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng; t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec \u00f4ng y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1edbi 100. T\u00f4i n\u1ea3y ra \u00fd l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng khen "Nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u01b0u t\u00fa c\u1ee7a n\u0103m" trao cho \u00f4ng nh\u00e2n ng\u00e0y h\u1ecdp nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m. \u00d4ng r\u01b0\u01a1m r\u01b0\u1edbm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft khi t\u00f4i n\u00eau th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 l\u00fd do v\u00ec sao t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng khen cho \u00f4ng trong h\u00e2n h\u1ea1nh. \u00d4ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i qu\u00fd y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u01b0ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m hai v\u1ecb CFO v\u00e0 Controller ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ph\u1ee5 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm b\u1eaft nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i qu\u00fd hi\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng qu\u00fd tr\u1ecdng nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 tinh th\u1ea7n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng Don.<\/p>\n

Sau \u00f4ng Dean Norton v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00f4ng Don Bardell l\u00e0 c\u00f4 Susan. C\u00f4 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Mount Vernon \u0111\u00e3 38 n\u0103m. C\u00f4 hay k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf Mount Vernon cho t\u00f4i nghe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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M\u1ed9 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 Washington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n du l\u1ecbch t\u1eeb Vi\u1ec7t Nam sau khi vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m nh\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t nh\u01b0 sau: "N\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1edd hoa, t\u1ecda l\u1ea1c tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean kh\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t kho\u1ea3ng 3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1o quanh, tham quan v\u00e0 ch\u1ee5p \u1ea3nh… Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m m\u00ecnh \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 khu m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 2 ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9, 1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 1 c\u1ee7a phu nh\u00e2n, n\u1eb1m khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ed3i nho nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n ph\u00eda tr\u00e1i l\u00e0 ngh\u0129a trang c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, l\u00fac \u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. – M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, n\u1eb1m trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 nh\u1ecf… M\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp ch\u01b0a tr\u00f2n 300 n\u0103m. Th\u1ebf th\u00f4i!"<\/p>\n

Theo di ch\u00fac, ng\u00e0i George Washington mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 \u1edf Mount Vernon. Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 n\u00eau r\u00f5 quy \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00e2y c\u1ea5t m\u1ed9 ph\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch m\u1edbi sau khi ng\u00e0i ch\u1ebft. N\u0103m 1831 h\u00e0i c\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i c\u00f9ng phu nh\u00e2n Martha v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9 m\u1edbi. V\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i, quang c\u1ea3nh xung quanh ph\u1ea7n m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t y\u00ean l\u00e0nh, \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng t\u00f4n k\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

Trong s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ebfng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Washington c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y t\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u danh nh\u00e2n: T\u01b0\u1edbng Marquis de Lafayette t\u1edbi t\u1eeb Ph\u00e1p; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng James Buchanan c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed x\u1ee9 Wales, Albert (sau n\u00e0y l\u00e0 vua Edward VII); vua Anh qu\u1ed1c George VI, v\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng h\u1eadu; T\u01b0\u1edbng Ph\u00e1p Charles de Gaulle… Danh s\u00e1ch vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn. Ngay tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea7u khi nh\u1eadn c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 phu nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 duy\u00ean v\u1edbi Mount Vernon, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp ra hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean, thi\u1ec7n nguy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean, hay nh\u1eefng quan kh\u00e1ch, nh\u1eefng m\u1ea1nh th\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u00e2n… t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p t\u1eeb tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t trong tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9c v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, ngh\u0129a c\u1eed \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi d\u1ea5u v\u00e0 m\u00e3i t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i. Hi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i coi tr\u1ecdng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m, nghi\u00eam t\u00fac trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00e1i duy\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ng\u00e0i George Washington. C\u0169ng xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh controller Will C v\u00e0 CFO Phil M cho c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i gia nh\u1eadp nh\u00f3m t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n

Anne Kh\u00e1nh-V\u00e2n<\/p>\n

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Acknowledgement:<\/p>\n

H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng trong b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Mount Vernon (http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

(1) Book: \u201cThe Making of a Nation,\u201d by Richard B. Morris and the Editors of \u201cLife\u201d magazine<\/p>\n

(2) Website: http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/about\/presidents<\/a><\/p>\n

(3) Website: http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/george-washington\/key-facts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(4) Website: http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/research-collections\/digital-encyclopedia\/article\/ann-pamela-cunningham\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(5) Website: http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/library\/about-the-library\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(6) Website: https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/pennimanpotomac00pennrich#page\/24\/mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n

(7) Website: http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/research-collections\/digital-encyclopedia\/article\/george-washingtons-will\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(8) Website: http:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/the-estate-gardens\/the-tombs\/famous-visits-to-washingtons-tomb\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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