The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced that a group from the Pine Barrens Touring Region of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, with their vintage Chevrolets, will be visiting the Presidential Library tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The members of the club, who will park their seven vintage Chevrolets in the Presidential Library parking lot during the visit, are particularly interested in seeing President Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow limousine. The cars include a 1951 Coupe, a 1953 Bel Air convertible, a 1955 Bel Air, a 1955 Delray, a 1957 Bel Air, a 1965 Nova, and a 1971 convertible. The cars are from New Jersey and Connecticut. The day in Staunton is part of the group’s trip from New Jersey to Tennessee to attend the national group’s Area Nine Meet at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee that runs from Wednesday until Sunday.
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When President Wilson returned from France after negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, a new Pierce-Arrow Vestibule Sedan awaited him at the dock in New York to take him back to Washington. It became his favorite car, and drives around Washington in the Pierce-Arrow became among the President’s favorite ways to get away from the bustle of the White House. He favored this automobile so much that, when he left office, his friends purchased it for $3,000 from the Pierce-Arrow Manufacturing Company for his use and added the Princeton orange striping in honor of his alma mater. A gift to the organization from the President’s widow, the limousine has been restored to full working order and is featured at antique car shows around the country. It has a 48-horse power engine with six cylinders, cast in pairs. It can be seen year-round at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum.
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Wilson was president throughout World War I. He attempted to keep America out of the war and even won reelection with the slogan "He kept us out of war." Nonetheless, after the sinking of the Lusitania, continued run-ins with German submarines, and the release of the Zimmerman Telegram, America became involved. with the Lusitania, the continued harassment of American ships by German submarines, and the release of the Zimmerman Telegram meant that America joined the allies in April, 1917.
Woodrow Wilson was President when the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920 giving women the right to vote.
Wilson piloted the ship that brought America onto the world stage. He made the first steps of leading us out of isolationism, violating Washington's tenet of avoiding foreign entanglements.
He led America during World War I. His fervent hope was for the US to join a League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations.
A Woodrow Wilson Quote: "Life does not consist in thinking, it consists in acting."
A Woodrow Wilson Quote: "The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness."
A Woodrow Wilson Quote: "I believe in democracy because it releases the energies of every human being."
The Seventeenth Amendment was formally adopted on May 31, 1913. Wilson had been president for almost three months at the time. The amendment provided for the direct election of senators. Prior to its adoption, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Wilson was the first president to receive a PhD which he got in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University. He had received his undergraduate degree from the College of New Jersey, renamed Princeton University in 1896.
Woodrow Wilson could not read during the first decade of his life. Though undiagnosed, he may have suffered from a learning disability
Woodrow Wilson was known as "Tommy" until his college years.
Woodrow Wilson during his boyhood, helped establish the "Lightfoot Baseball Club" with his friends. Wilson played second base and was an avid sport fan throughout his adult life.
Woodrow Wilson was the first president to attend the Major League Baseball Fall Classic. He saw the debut of a young 20 year old pitcher by the name of George Herman "Babe" Ruth.
Woodrow Wilson was a graduate of Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University and the only president to hold an earned doctoral degree.
Woodrow Wilson image is on the $100,000 bill although it is no longer in circulation
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