{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"57. Why is the capital of the USA in Washington? And who was America\u2019s greatest President?","description":"Today\u2019s episode comes from Washington DC, where we investigate why the capital was positioned there. And then, for our big question, we debate who wins the title of greatest US President ever!&amp;nbsp; We are delighted to be joined by special guest Patrick Lau, who works for the US government in Washington, has a Masters\u2019 degree in political science and is a history buff! He is also a former high school student whom Dad taught a long, long time ago! At the end of today\u2019s episode (after our outro theme song), you\u2019ll hear the questions (see below) and then bags of outtakes! Here are some questions to test your skills: 1. Why was the USA\u2019s new capital city called Washington? 2. Why was the city of Washington built where it was built? 3. How many of America\u2019s first 18 presidents owned slaves? 4. What was significant about the letter Jefferson sent to an African-American? 5. What did Patrick say makes a great President? 6. Why did James choose Abraham Lincoln as the greatest ever president? Our website, where you'll find links to our social media, is&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.dadandmelovehistory.com\/ For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad\u2019s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad\u2019s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story\/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II. Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends \u2013 that's how we'll keep going. We will bring you episodes throughout the year, so stay subscribed on your podcast app! Podcast cover art by Molly Austin All instrumental music is from https:\/\/filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https:\/\/incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/) Sound effects used under  RemArc Licence. Copyright 2023 \u00a9 BBC ","author_name":"Dad and Me Love History","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dadandmelovehistory.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27405297\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/101110\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/27405297"}