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Father and CFO of His Country? He won the Revolution and served as our first President. But George Washington also kept financial records that would make a modern CFO proud.

Tim Reason, CFO.com | US
February 20, 2007


Washington vs. Jefferson.

Although Washington did die rich and Jefferson deeply in debt if you delve deeper you will see the reasons why. Perhaps Washington is more of a dreamer and Jefferson more of a manager than the summary results would indicate.

Posted by Dale Hulet | Feb 22, 2007 12:14 PM ET

A Contrast in Accounting: Washington and Jefferson

While both Virginians, Washington and Jefferson, are noted for having kept extremely detailed accounts, Washington died rich and Jefferson massively in debt. The difference seems to be that Jefferson was a dreamer and Washington was a manager. As a nation we are lucky we had both.

Posted by George Brown | Feb 21, 2007 8:09 PM ET