Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson served two terms, from 1913 to 1921, and led the United States through the first World War. Wilson might have seemed an unlikely war president. He was a university professor before he entered politics. And, when the conflict began in Europe in 1914, Wilson strongly rejected the idea of the U.S. getting involved. He even campaigned for his second term on the slogan "He kept us out of the war." But Wilson's idealism eventually made him believe the U.S. must enter the conflict. He famously said,
"The world must be safe for democracy."

He spent the last months of his presidency fighting to create a League of Nations that would prevent future wars. Wilson did not succeed in that effort. But the effects of his presidency are still seen today in both the domestic and foreign affairs of the United States. Woodrow Wilson was born in the state of Virginia in 1856 and grew up in the South.

Wilson's father was a Protestant Christian minister who supported the views of the

Confederacy during the Civil War. Wilson's mother had been born in England but raised

in the United States. She was reportedly warm and loving, especially to her husband and

four children.

Wilson's early life was marked by poor health and a passion for learning. His education included tutoring by Confederate soldiers, classes with his father, a year at Davidson College, a bachelor's degree from the school now called Princeton, one year of law school, and a doctoral degree in history and political science from the University of Johns Hopkins. He remains, so far, the only President with a Ph.D.

Wilson's academic interests were in government, and how it could be most effective. Even as a young man, he supported the idea of a strong Executive, either a Prime Minister or a President. He wrote a number of books, including a biography of George Washington, and a history of the United States. He also taught popular classes at several colleges, including Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania. Wesleyan in Connecticut, and Princeton in New Jersey

Wilson collapsed from exhaustion because he travelled more than 15,000 kilometres in 22 days and gave 29 speeches to raise public support for the League of Nations. Shortly after, he suffered a major stroke. Although he recovered somewhat, he remained partly paralyzed. He rarely appeared in public again. Instead, Wilson communicated to Congress through his wife. When Republicans changed the Treaty to deal with their concerns, Wilson told his supporters to reject it. In the end, the U.S. never did join the League of Nations.

When a new president, Warren Harding, was sworn-in in 1921, Edith and Woodrow Wilson retired to a house in Washington, DC. Three years later, the former president died quietly there, finally at peace.

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