Who advocated for the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Answer
George Washington, the first president of the United States, advocated for the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital during his first State of the Union address in 1790 and continued to promote this idea throughout his career and until his death in 1799.
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