Thus Woodrow Wilson kicked off his campaign for reelection in June 1916.
Like not a few past national American leaders, Woodrow Wilson has come under closer inspection for his flaws in the past few years, including at his beloved Princeton University, where the Woodrow Wilson School has wrestled with his legacy on, among other things, race relations.
There is also a Woodrow Wilson High School in the nation's capital, but for now there does not appear to be a movement to alter its designation.
Absent the Bull Moose candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt, which crippled his erstwhile protege William Howard Taft, Wilson would probably never have become president.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, and grew up in Augusta, Georgia.
In 1899, after America made its first stab at establishing its own empire, Wilson declared that strong presidents were imperative: "When foreign affairs play a prominent part in the politics and policy of a nation," he wrote, "The Executive must of necessity be its guide".
Armed with a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins, Wilson ended up returning to Princeton, where he became its president by 1902.
With his Princeton career at a dead-end, Wilson looked for an exit.
After only four months as governor, O'Toole reports, Wilson embarked on a 9,000-mile speaking tour to the West Coast and back.
Wilson approached the presidency, in many ways, as an amplification of his previous duties at Princeton.
O'Toole deftly recounts the complicated diplomatic maneuvering that Wilson engaged in to try and avoid becoming entangled directly in the Great War.
When the French ambassador assured Wilson that it would not pose a problem for France, Wilson responded that he would "Consent to nothing. The Senate must take its medicine." It was the battle of the quads all over again.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/reassessing-woodrow-wilson-crusader-president/
Like not a few past national American leaders, Woodrow Wilson has come under closer inspection for his flaws in the past few years, including at his beloved Princeton University, where the Woodrow Wilson School has wrestled with his legacy on, among other things, race relations.
There is also a Woodrow Wilson High School in the nation's capital, but for now there does not appear to be a movement to alter its designation.
Absent the Bull Moose candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt, which crippled his erstwhile protege William Howard Taft, Wilson would probably never have become president.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, and grew up in Augusta, Georgia.
In 1899, after America made its first stab at establishing its own empire, Wilson declared that strong presidents were imperative: "When foreign affairs play a prominent part in the politics and policy of a nation," he wrote, "The Executive must of necessity be its guide".
Armed with a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins, Wilson ended up returning to Princeton, where he became its president by 1902.
With his Princeton career at a dead-end, Wilson looked for an exit.
After only four months as governor, O'Toole reports, Wilson embarked on a 9,000-mile speaking tour to the West Coast and back.
Wilson approached the presidency, in many ways, as an amplification of his previous duties at Princeton.
O'Toole deftly recounts the complicated diplomatic maneuvering that Wilson engaged in to try and avoid becoming entangled directly in the Great War.
When the French ambassador assured Wilson that it would not pose a problem for France, Wilson responded that he would "Consent to nothing. The Senate must take its medicine." It was the battle of the quads all over again.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/reassessing-woodrow-wilson-crusader-president/
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