Click the link over to C-SPAN to view all of this person's videos there. About this video: Appearing by remote access from Chicopee, Massachusetts, Joseph Ellis talked about George Washington as a military and political leader and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Professor Ellis is the author of His Excellency, George Washington. This was the first of a week-long series, running in conjunction with C-SPAN's White House Week, looking at past presidents.