Ahead of the US\u2019s 250th birthday, the president has launched six mobile museums that celebrate a white, Christian rewriting of the nation\u2019s story<\/p>\n
George Washington greets you as you enter the truck. The great man, dressed elegantly in a black velvet coat and white cravat, stares out from the 1796 Lansdowne portrait, the lifesize image of America\u2019s first president painted during his final year in office.<\/p>\n
As you step towards the painting, something strange happens. Washington\u2019s outstretched arm begins to move. His lips part. And lo and behold, the legend is talking to you!<\/p>\n
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