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Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). Initially an academic, he served as President of Princeton University and was the 45th state Governor of New Jersey (1911–1913). He was the second Democrat to serve two consecutive terms in the White House, the first having been Andrew Jackson, and his terms in office spanned his country's involvement in World War I. Woodrow Wilson - Early life education and family. Thoma ...

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1856 to Reverend Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow, making him the last president born in that state. His ancestry was Scots-Irish going back to Strabane, in modern-day Northern Ireland. Wilson spent the majority of his childhood in Augusta, Georgia and also lived in Columbia, South Carolina from 1870-1874 after his father accepted a teaching position at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He always claimed that his earliest memory was of hearing that Abraham Lincoln had be ...

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1856 to Reverend Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow, making him the last president born in that state. His ancestry was Scots-Irish going back to Strabane, in modern-day Northern Ireland. Wilson spent the majority of his childhood in Augusta, Georgia and also lived in Columbia, South Carolina from 1870-1874 after his father accepted a teaching position at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He always claimed that his earliest memory was of hearing that Abraham Lincoln had be ...

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Wilson came of age in the decades after the Civil War, when Congress was supreme—"the gist of all policy is decided by the legislature"—and corruption rampant. Instead of focusing on individuals in explaining where American politics went wrong, Wilson focused on the American constitutional structure. (Congressional Government, 180) Under the influence of Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution, Wilson saw the American Constitution as pre-modern, cumbersome, and open to corruption. Before the vigorous presidencies o ...

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Wilson came of age in the decades after the Civil War, when Congress was supreme—"the gist of all policy is decided by the legislature"—and corruption rampant. Instead of focusing on individuals in explaining where American politics went wrong, Wilson focused on the American constitutional structure. (Congressional Government, 180) Under the influence of Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution, Wilson saw the American Constitution as pre-modern, cumbersome, and open to corruption. Before the vigorous presidencies o ...

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Wilson's foreign policy is perhaps best described in a quote by himself made in 1907: "Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the law of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him must be battered down. Concessions obtained by financiers must be safeguarded by ministers of state, even if the sovereignty of unwilling nations be outraged in the process. Colonies must be obtained or planted, in order that no useful corner of the world ...

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Woodrow Wilson - Versailles 1919. After the Great War, Wilson participated in negotiations with the stated aim of assuring statehood for formerly oppressed nations and an equitable peace. On January 8, 1918, Wilson made his famous Fourteen Points address, introducing the idea of a League of Nations, an organization with a stated goal of helping preserve territorial integrity and politi ...

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In 1921, Wilson and his wife retired from the White House to a home in the Embassy Row section of Washington, D.C. Wilson died there on February 3, 1924. He was buried in Washington National Cathedral. Mrs. Wilson stayed in the home another 37 years, dying on December 28, 1961. Woodrow Wilson - Cabinet. Woodrow Wilson - Significant presidential acts. Signed Revenue Act of 1913 Signed Federal Reserve Act of 1913 Signed Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 Signed Espionage Act of 191 ...

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Many memorials to Wilson exist: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, established by Congress in 1968 as a "living memorial" to President Wilson, is a leading policy forum in Washington, D.C. and part of the Smithsonian Institution. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a public policy school at Princeton University. Wilson House, an undergraduate dormitory at Johns Hopkins University, is named in his honor. Wilson Hall, an administrative building at James Madison ...

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Wilson edged out Champ Clark to win the Democratic presidential nomination in the presidential election of 1912. William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican vote, but many analysts argue that Wilson could have defeated either one of them (because Taft people would not vote for Roosevelt and vice versa). Wilson experienced early success by implementing his "New Freedom" pledges of antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters. His actions led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System and Federal Trade Commission, which was created to investigate corporations, publi ...

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Wilson was president of the American Political Science Association from 1910 to 1911. Through his published commentary on contemporary political matters, Wilson developed a national reputation and, with increasing seriousness, considered a public service career. In 1910, he received an unsolicited Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey, which he eagerly accepted. He went on to win the election. ...

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Many memorials to Wilson exist: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, established by Congress in 1968 as a "living memorial" to President Wilson, is a leading policy forum in Washington, D.C. and part of the Smithsonian Institution. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a public policy school at Princeton University. Wilson House, an undergraduate dormitory at Johns Hopkins University, is named in his honor. Wilson Hall, an administrative building at James Madison ...

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Wilson edged out Champ Clark to win the presidential nomination in the presidential election of 1912. William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican vote, but many analysts argue that Wilson could have defeated either one of them (because Taft people would not vote for Roosevelt and vice versa). Wilson experienced early success by implementing his "New Freedom" pledges of antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters. His actions led to the establishment of the Federal ...

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After the Great War, Wilson participated in negotiations with the stated aim of assuring statehood for formerly oppressed nations and an equitable peace. On January 8, 1918, Wilson made his famous Fourteen Points address, introducing the idea of a League of Nations, an organization with a stated goal of helping preserve territorial integrity and political independence among large and small nations alike. Wilson intended the Fourteen Points as a means toward ending the war and achieving an equitable peace for all the nations. He ...

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Wilsons foreign policy is perhaps best described in a quote by himself made in 1907: "Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the law of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him must be battered down. Concessions obtained by financiers must be safeguarded by ministers of state, even if the soverignty of unwilling nations be outraged in the process. Colonies must be obtained or planted, in order that no useful corner of the world may be overloo ...

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In 1921, Wilson and his wife retired from the White House to a home in the Embassy Row section of Washington, D.C. Wilson died there on February 3, 1924. He was buried in Washington National Cathedral. Mrs. Wilson stayed in the home another 37 years, dying on December 28, 1961. Woodrow Wilson - Cabinet. Woodrow Wilson - Major presidential acts. Signed Revenue Act of 1913 Signed Federal Reserve Act of 1913 Signed Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 Signed Espionage Act of 191 ...

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