Historical presidential names and debates over commemoration

Could the U.S. Navy avoid controversy by returning to historical presidential names such as George Washington?

The discussion anticipates controversy over historical legacies as well, using Washington's slave ownership as the example.

A viewer suggests returning to earlier presidents, starting with George Washington, instead of naming ships after living people. The response anticipates that Washington's slave ownership would itself become part of the debate. It therefore questions whether reaching further into the past would eliminate controversy over commemoration. The example concerns the reception of a proposed name, without treating historical names as categorically unusable.