A man of such noble and incorruptible character, no other Founding Father, despite all their brilliance, was held with the same esteem by their peers and by the people as he. George Washington was chosen, often unanimously, to lead the most pivotal roles in the birth of this nation: command of the Continental Army; president of the Constitutional Convention; and first President of the United States of America. His genius was in his ability to comprehend the vision, to gather them team and structure their efforts to manifest ideals into practices. George Washington’s brilliance was leadership.