Explore American history through the official blog of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum. Read expert articles on President Wilson's life and legacy, World War I, the Progressive Era, the League of Nations, and behind-the-scenes stories from our Staunton, Virginia museum. Discover fascinating insights into presidential history.
On January 8, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress to outline the USA’s goals for World War I. His speech, known as the Fourteen Points, would reshape international relations and lay the groundwork for modern diplomacy.
Read MoreOne hundred years ago, in June of 1919, President Wilson took a break from the peace conference in Paris to take a trip through Belgium by automobile. In a letter to his wife, after a long anecdote, Dr. Grayson mentions that he, himself, will be glad to go on the trip, suggesting the frustrations of their time facing off with diplomats in France. A memo to one of the drivers beforehand shows that this would include several cars from America and suggests the complexity of planning the tour.
Read MoreThe timing of the end of the war still remained uncertain as the week began, one hundred years ago. In a letter to his cousin on November 5, Woodrow Wilson wrote, “I am constantly fearful lest mistakes be made in these tremendous matters with which we are dealing, and it is an immense comfort to think of the friends who are helping me with their thoughts and prayers.”
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