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Liberals prefer the name "President's Day" because it converts the respect for George Washington, a devout Christian, into a secular worship of the office including liberals who have held it.

Liberals prefer the name "President's Day" because it converts the respect for George Washington, a devout Christian, into a secular worship of the office including liberals who have held it.

State governments are not bound to have a state observance of that day, but all fifty states and the [[District of Columbia]] do.  29 states and the District of Columbia officially call the day George Washington's Birthday.<ref>http://law.jrank.org/pages/11821/Legal-Holidays.html</ref>  [[Georgia]] and [[Iowa]] are among those states, but they do not have a day off for state employees that day.  13 states officially call the day "President's Day".  5 states officially call the day "[[Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday]]". [[Alabama]] officially calls the day "Washington's and Jefferson's Birthday."  In [[Arkansas]], the day is officially "Washington's birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day."  In [[Colorado]], the day is officially "Washington-Lincoln" Day.

State governments are not bound to have a state observance of that day, but all fifty states and the [[District of Columbia]] do.  29 states and the District of Columbia officially call the day George Washington's Birthday.<ref>http://law.jrank.org/pages/11821/Legal-Holidays.html</ref>  [[Georgia]] and [[Iowa]] are among those states, but they do not have a day off for state employees that day.  13 states officially call the day "President's Day".  5 states officially call the day "Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday."  [[Alabama]] officially calls the day "Washington's and Jefferson's Birthday."  In [[Arkansas]], the day is officially "Washington's birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day."  In [[Colorado]], the day is officially "Washington-Lincoln" Day.

==Early History==

==Early History==