WOODROW WILSON
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Woodrow Wilson, who was present from 1913 to 1921, regarded himself as the personal representative of the people, developed a program of progressive reform, and asserted international leadership in building a new world order. In 1917 when Wilson led the US into World War I he proclaimed that their crusade into the war would make the world "safe for democracy." As son of a Presbyterian minister during the Civil War, Wilson had seen the frightfulness of war and knew what it would entail.
Wilson attended Princeton, which was then known as the College of New Jersey, and the University of Virginia Law School, Wilson earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University and entered upon an academic career. He progressed rapidly as a conservative young professor of political science and became president of Princeton in 1902.
Wilson was nominated for President at the 1912 Democratic Convention and campaigned on a program called the New Freedom, which stressed individualism and states' rights. In the election, he won only 42% of the popular vote but he won an overwhelming amount of the electoral vote (Woodrow Wilson).
Wilson attended Princeton, which was then known as the College of New Jersey, and the University of Virginia Law School, Wilson earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University and entered upon an academic career. He progressed rapidly as a conservative young professor of political science and became president of Princeton in 1902.
Wilson was nominated for President at the 1912 Democratic Convention and campaigned on a program called the New Freedom, which stressed individualism and states' rights. In the election, he won only 42% of the popular vote but he won an overwhelming amount of the electoral vote (Woodrow Wilson).