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- Born: December 27, 1856
- Political Party: Democratic
- Administration: 1913 - 1921
- Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall
- Succeeded by: Warren G. Harding
- Secretaries of State: William J. Bryan, Robert Lansing and Bainbridge Colby
- Spouse: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson
- Second Wife: Edith Bolling Galt
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Profession: Professor, Football Coach, President of Princeton University
- Won the 1919 Noble Peace Prize
- Died: February 03, 1924
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States. Before becoming President, Wilson was the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913.
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Key Dates
- 1856: Born in Staunton, Virginia
- 1879: Graduated from Princeton University
- 1886: Completed a Doctrine in History and Political Science at Johns Hopkins University
- 1902: Became President of Princeton
- 1912: Nominated for President at the Democratic Convention
- 1917: Asked Congress for a Declaration of War on Germany
- 1919: Went to Paris to create the League of Nations
- 1919: Awarded the Noble Peace Prize
- 1924: Died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 67
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Woodrow Wilson Satire and Humor
- The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: The Lighter Side of Wilson
- The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: Woodrow Wilson Quips and Witticism
- Picture History: WWI Political Cartoon
- HarpWeek: 1912 Elections
- The Library of Congress: Presidential Campaigns