Woodrow Wilson Democrat Birthplace: Virginia Born: December 29, 1856 Died: February 3, 1924

Background Born: December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia Full Name: Thomas Woodrow Wilson Nickname: "Schoolmaster in Politics" Education: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), graduated 1879 Religion: Presbyterian Marriage: June 24, 1885, to Ellen Louise Axson ( ), December 18, 1915, to Edith Bolling Galt ( ) Children: Margaret Woodrow ( ), Jessie Woodrow ( ), Eleanor Randolph ( ) Career: Professor, College Administration, Public Official Political Party: Democrat

Road to Presidency His career took a good turn and his popularity arose when the trustees of the University(Princeton), appointed him President As President of Princeton, Woodrow Wilson's public profile had risen to a point where he became seriously considered as the Democratic candidate for the New Jersey Gubernatorial race in Wilson became just one of several possible choices for the democratic nomination that year, which culminated in one of the hardest- fought convention battles the party had ever seen. Only two years out of academia, then, Woodrow Wilson, PhD, became the 28th President of the United States.

Domestic Policy Wilson revived the custom, abandoned in 1801, of addressing Congress in person and immediately called for a series of reforms, which he had called the “New Freedom” in his presidential campaign. During his administration the tariff was drastically decreased, the Federal Reserve System was instituted (1913) the La Follette Seamen's Act, regulating labor conditions aboard ship, became law (1915); the Adamson Act, establishing an eight-hour day for railroad employees, was enacted (1916); and the Federal Farm Loan Act, providing for loans to cooperative farm associations, was passed (1916). Wilson continued the policy of curbing monopoly by creating (1914) the Federal Trade Comission to investigate and expose unfair practices of corporations, pushed the passage (1914) of the Clayton Anti Trust Act, and instituted antitrust proceedings in 92 cases. The Seventeenth Amendment, providing for the direct popular election of U.S. Senators, the Eighteenth Amendment, which instituted prohibition, and the Nineteenth Amendment, by which women received the vote, were all launched while Wilson was President.

Foreign policy In foreign affairs the Wilson administration was faced with mounting difficulties. In Mexico, a revolution brought (Feb., 1913) Victoriano Huerta to the presidency. Wilson refused to recognize Huerta on the grounds that he had gained power by assassinating his predecessor, and instead resorted to a policy of “watchful waiting.” In 1914, this policy ended when U.S. marines landed in Veracruz in retaliation for the arrest of U.S. sailors in Tampico. Mediation by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile prevented war but failed to settle the aggravated situation. After Huerta was driven from power, new troubles arose from the internal situation in Mexico. The raid of Francisco (“Pancho”) Villa across the U.S. border resulted in the punitive expedition (1916) into Mexico led by John J. Pershing. Border incidents continued, and relations between the two countries remained unfriendly. During this period, Wilson also sent U.S. troops to Haiti (1915), the Dominican Republic (1916), and Cuba (1917), and established protectorates over the first two. In his East Asian policy, notably his refusal (1913) to support loans to China by American bankers, Wilson openly rejected “dollar diplomacy.”

Quote “ No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation” -Woodrow, Wilson

achievements

“VISIONARY” Its because Wilson had a larger hand in the development of Princeton into a great University than any other man in the twentieth century. He left a vision of an institution dedicated both to things of the mind and the nation's service, promoted a spirit of religious tolerance, and held up ideals of integrity and achievement that still inspire the Princeton community.

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