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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  2.5 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 58 seconds
Transcription: About 15 miles below Washington, along the Potomac, is one of America's great historic and cultural treasures, Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. Not only the mansion itself, but a number of outbuildings are restored and furnished as they were when the General and his wife Martha lived here. Washington isn't commonly thought of as an architect, and yet the design of Mount Vernon was largely Many unusual features, such as the Palladian window, were incorporated into the home according to his careful directions. The splintered Piazza is Washington's own design and a noteworthy architectura ...