Woodrow Wilson

28th President

•  Born - December 29, 1856

•  Death – February 3, 1924 - Age 67

•  Birthplace – Stauton, Virginia

•  Vice President – Thomas R. Marshall

•  First Lady – Ellen Louis Axson, Edith Bolling Galt

•  Democrat

•  Term - 1913-1921

•  Children - Margaret, Jessie, Eleanor

•  Nickname - Professor

•  Famous Quote - "The world must be made safe for democracy."

•  Pets - Davie - Airedale, Old Ike - Ram, Puffins - Cat, Mountain Boy - Greyhound, Bruce - Bull, Terrier, Songbirds, Sheep

•  He sent U.S. troops to fight in WWI.

•  He dreamed of being a stage performer. He often imitated the performers in the musicals that he saw.

•  His wife was very controlling. She was the only one that was allowed to give the President his messages after he had suffered a stroke.

•  First Lady Edith Wilson was a descendent of Pocahontas.

•  He graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton University) in 1879.

•  He approved the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.

•  He earned his Ph.D.

•  He loved to golf. In the winter he would use black golf balls.

•  He is buried in Washington D.C.

•  He was the first President to hold a press conference.

•  His first wife First Lady Ellen died a year and a half into his presidency. A year later he got engaged to Edith Bolling Galt.