Walking through the campus of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library each day, I'm often reminded of the profound impact our 28th president had on American traditions that we often take for granted. Flag Day, celebrated on June 14, serves as a poignant example of Wilson's enduring influence on how we commemorate our nation's symbols.
Read MorePart 2 of 2: Edward Mandell House, better known as Colonel House, was a pivotal figure in American politics and diplomacy during World War I, serving as President Woodrow Wilson’s closest advisor and confidant from 1913 to 1919. A wealthy Texan, House was a skilled political operator who shunned public office but wielded immense influence behind the scenes. His role during World War I was particularly significant in shaping U.S. foreign policy and Wilson’s vision for peace. To discuss House, the World War I Podcast hosted Andrew Phillips, Curator at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, VA.
Read MorePart 1 of 2: Edward Mandell House, better known as Colonel House, was a pivotal figure in American politics and diplomacy during World War I, serving as President Woodrow Wilson’s closest advisor and confidant from 1913 to 1919. A wealthy Texan, House was a skilled political operator who shunned public office but wielded immense influence behind the scenes. His role during World War I was particularly significant in shaping U.S. foreign policy and Wilson’s vision for peace. To discuss House, the World War I Podcast hosted Andrew Phillips, Curator at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, VA.
Read MoreThe term “trench art” is in reference to decorative war souvenirs created from recycled wartime materials. Bullets, artillery shells and piece of shrapnel were among the most commonly used mediums for creative expression.
Read MoreUnique to Woodrow Wilson’s presidential automotive fleet was an emblem proudly bolted to the grill, one which had never before been used by a president. A chrome oval containing three A’s, the ornament was the symbol for membership to the American Automobile Association.
Read MoreIt has been 100 years since the death of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States. President Wilson’s passing on February 3, 1924, left a profound and complex legacy that shapes our nation and world even today.
Read MoreWhen WWI broke out in 1914, women in eight states – mostly in the west – had the right to vote. Women in the other 40 states that made up the US at that time did not have the right to vote. America’s involvement in the war spurred on many suffragettes – who while not all united in their response to the war – viewed with hope President Woodrow Wilson’s framing of America’s involvement in World War I as a defense of democracy. Hope that it would encourage accountability at home – for how could you make the world safe for democracy with half the nation disenfranchised? As with the Preparedness movement and the war, Wilson’s public position on women’s suffrage evolved during his two terms.
Read MoreAndrew Phillips, curator of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton, VA returns to the World War I Podcast to discuss Wilson and the aftermath of World War I as well as Wilson's legacy as a wartime president.
Read MoreAndrew Phillips, curator of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton, VA returns to the World War I Podcast to discuss Wilson’s evolving response to World War I and his role as a wartime president. This is the second of several interviews that examines Woodrow Wilson’s presidency and World War I.
Read MoreWoodrow Wilson - the professor turned president and a very complicated figure in American history. He campaigned to be a domestic policy president and later in favor of neutrality but ended up a wartime president.
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