John Adams (2008) - Inauguration of George Washington

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[delavalmilker]

David Morse was absolutely perfect as Washington.

[ivanluther]

I must say I have never seen an actor so perfectly portraying joy and excitement as the guy who administers the oath of office. You can see it on his face, absolute rapture with the greatness and majesty of the moment!!

[sethcopeland]

The accents were already impressive, but I will never not be impressed that they actually went for it with the 18th Century dentition. They didn't have to do that, but they did.

[Fadzi]

It's amazing how the showmakers managed to get George Washington himself to play George Washington. Truly remarkable. Bravo HBO!

[ClaudeDuval-qitp]

A gentle giant, a true knight, and the real lion among the founding fathers. He set the right example from the start by stepping down after two terms despite the fact that it was totally legal to go on indefinitely at the time. His demeanour, his character, and jugement, People underestimate how valuable it is to establish such a precedent . A true gift to humanity and civilization.

[CaptainCalculus]

You don't need to shout if you're an ACTUAL bad-ass

[polylyth]

Just a little historical factoid: the Bible George Washington used during his inauguration as the first president of the United States on April 30, 1789 was loaned to him by a local Masonic Lodge, St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient York Masons.

[Nmax]

George Washington is the ideal leader
An inspiration to us today

[PresidentialHP]

Actually, repeating the oath became traditional after FDR. Before that, the oath would be read and the president-elect would simply reply "I swear".

[GAILandROD]

I cry outlook when I see this! Blessed man!

[nostalgiajim]

I'm getting goosebumps for a depiction of an event that took place almost 250 years

[davidrodrick]

This very well could’ve been how the inauguration looked like

[devilsorchard]

The small details in this show are insane. Like, I love how you can tell which one is James Madison because he's standing on a chair. That's a really clever way of communicating who that is.

[douglassauvageau]

I sympathize with President Washington's dental difficulties.

[franklyspeaking]

What i wouldn’t give to have been there at this moment in time. Thank you President Washington. Rest In Peace.

[dontforget]

Made me cry. Our founding fathers were great men that build the greatest country this world will ever know.... only to be crapped on by our disgusting politicians of today.

[DrGeorgePBurdell-USN-]

Washington placed his hand on Genesis 49, where the 13 Tribes (11 Tribes and the two half-tribes of Joseph) became 1 nation of Israel. This was no mistake, as they believed it foreshadowed the 13 colonies becoming one nation of America.

[DerrekGarcia]

Greatest President of all-time. There will never be another.

[lopezossie]

Ladies and gentlemen, what you’re witnessing is history

[Destinychanged]

I love how he was portrayed here. It’s documented he spoke softy and didn’t show his teeth due to his awful dental health.

And of course having 6’4” David Morse portray him was perfect.