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Woodrow Wilson
- A Life From Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Derek Jeck
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Before Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States, he was the president of Princeton University and the only occupant of the White House to hold a PhD. But before he became a university professor, he was a 12-year old boy who didn't know how to read. The reformer who challenged the corrupt party bosses to fight for legislation that gave ordinary Americans a seat at the table was also the president who provided us with one of our greatest Oval Office mysteries: when he had a massive stroke during his second term, and was out of communication with Congress, was the First Lady covertly running the country for him?
In this book you will learn about:
- Tommy Wilson, the preacher's kid
- Mrs. Ellen Wilson
- Wilson turns to politics
- Wilson's first term
- Widower and bridegroom
- Wilson the war president
- Madame President Wilson?
- The Wilson legacy