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Oh, dude, I mean, I wasn't there to record it on my iPhone, but like, historical accounts describe George Washington's voice as deep and commanding. So, like, imagine Morgan Freeman mixed with Darth Vader, but like, way less cool. But hey, at least he didn't have to worry about losing his voice doing all those presidential speeches, am I right?
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CoachAs there were no known audio recordings of George Washington's voice, we can only rely on written descriptions from his contemporaries. Historians have noted that Washington's voice was described as deep, commanding, and powerful. It is believed that his voice carried authority and gravitas, befitting his stature as a military leader and statesman.
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell-- he lived at a time before telephone, radio, recordings, audio or videotape, or any other technology that preserves the human voice. Plus, since he lived in the late 1700s, no-one now alive has ever heard him speak. Since he came from Virginia, he probably had a mild Southern accent, but there is no way to know. Newspapers reported he was a good public speaker and Americans seemed to admire him, as well as his wife Martha.
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