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Harvard Professor Erez Manela talked about how Woodrow Wilson’s American upbringing and education shaped his outlook on foreign policy as president, particularly his vision for the League of Nations in…

Jonathan Holloway talked about how Woodrow Wilson dealt with racial issues throughout his public career, particularly during his time as president of Princeton University and, later, as…

Historians and economists discussed Woodrow Wilson’s views on domestic policies, including women’s and African American rights, banking and the Federal Reserve System. The Wilson Center in…

Historian Patricia O’Toole chronicled the political career of President Woodrow Wilson at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Historian Patricia O’Toole chronicled the political career of President Woodrow Wilson.

Executive Director Robert Enholm leads a tour of World War I objects in President Woodrow Wilson’s Washington, D.C., home. President Wilson retired in 1921 after leaving the White House.…

In 1968, Congress created the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. as the nation’s memorial to President Woodrow Wilson. To mark the center’s 50th anniversary, foreign policy experts considered how…

Will Englund is the author of March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution and a foreign desk editor at the Washington Post. At the Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he…

Professor Sean McMeekin talks about the Treaty of Versailles, which eventually helped end World War I. He also talked about President Woodrow Wilson’s role in crafting the treaty and public…

Historians Douglas Brinkley, Patricia O’Toole, and Sean Wilentz talked about Woodrow Wilson, including the 28th president’s time at Princeton University, as well as his family, intellectual…

Biographer Patricia O’Toole talked about her book, The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made.

During the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans, “He Kept Us Out of War” and “America First.” This program from the Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia considered the…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion with historians on World War I and the legacy of President Woodrow Wilson a century after he outlined his 14 Points…

Professor Tony Smith talked about his book Why Wilson Matters: The Origin of American Liberal Internationalism and Its Crisis Today, in which he offers his thoughts on the impact of President Woodrow Wilson on American…

Ross Kennedy talked about Herbert Hoover’s relationship with Woodrow Wilson and his role in the Wilson administration until their falling out in 1920. Mr. Kennedy is an Illinois State University…

Hosted by former President Herbert Hoover, this film details Woodrow Wilson’s efforts to influence the Versailles Peace Treaty following World War I, and his failed push to win Senate approval of U.S.…

Historians talked about President Woodrow Wilson’s legacy, diplomatic skills, views on imperialism, and the tension between Wilson’s progressive ideas and his opposition to civil rights.…

William Hazelgrove talked about his book, Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson. Edith Wilson married Woodrow Wilson after his first wife died in the White House. When…

Erick Montgomery gave a tour of the Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home in Augusta, Georgia. President Wilson grew up in Augusta as the son of a Presbyterian preacher. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs)…

President Woodrow Wilson delivered a radio address from his home in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 1923. It marked the 5th anniversary of the end of World War I, or Armistice Day, which is now…