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Washington's dentist was Dr. John Greenwood.<ref name=teeth />
Washington's dentist was Dr. John Greenwood.<ref name=teeth />
He is rumored to have told Thomas Jefferson that a function of the senate is to "cool off" legislation passed from the "hot tea" of the house.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Created.htm United States Senate]</ref>
He is rumored to have told Thomas Jefferson that a function of the senate is to "cool off" legislation passed from the House of Representatives, similarly to how a saucer is used to cool off hot tea.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Created.htm United States Senate]</ref><ref>[https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/senatorial-saucer Senatorial Saucer]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==