Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Papers of Woodrow Wilson: 1909-1910
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Woodrow Wilson
Author: Barry HankinsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191028185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
When Woodrow Wilson was elected as a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in 1897, his preacher father allegedly remarked, "I would rather that he held that position than be president of the United States." Fifteen years later he was both. Easily one of the most religious presidents in American history, almost all of Wilson's policies and important speeches were infused with religious concepts. The son, grandson, and nephew of southern Presbyterian divines, with six consecutive generations of preachers on his mother's side, Wilson viewed his political career as a sacred calling. As he remarked to a Democratic Party leader just before his inauguration in 1913, "God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States." As a scholar, Princeton University president, governor of New Jersey, then president, Wilson spent his entire career trying to further the cause of public righteousness. In 1905, he uttered his life's credo: "There is a mighty task before us and it welds us together. It is to make the United States a mighty Christian nation and to Christianize the World." Nonetheless, the 28th president was not principally a religious figure, and he didn't fit comfortably in any religious camp, either in his own time or today. In Woodrow Wilson: Ruling Elder, Spiritual President, Barry Hankins tells the story of Wilson's religion as he moved from the Calvinist orthodoxy of his youth to a progressive, spiritualized religion short on doctrine and long on morality.
The Papers of Woodrow Wilson
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson: War and peace; presidential messages, addresses, and public paper (1917-1924)
Author: Woodrow WilsonThe Papers of Woodrow Wilson: 1908-1909
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Congress and the People
Author: Donald R. WolfensbergerPublisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
ISBN: 9780801867262
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Will some form of direct democracy supplant representative, deliberative government in the twenty-first century United States? That question is at the heart of Donald R. Wolfensberger's history of Congress and congressional reform, which runs back to the Constitution's creation of a popularly elected House of Representatives and forward to the surreal ending of the 105th Congress, featuring barrels of pork, resignation of the speaker, and impeachment of the president. The author's expertise comes from twenty-eight years as a staff member in the House, culminating in service as chief of staff of the powerful House Rules Committee. He was a top parliamentary expert and a principal Republican procedural strategist. Sensitive to the power of process, Wolfensberger is an authoritative guide to reform efforts of earlier eras. And as a participant in reforms since the 1960s, he offers a unique perspective on forging the "1970s sunshine coalition," televising House proceedings, debating term limits, and coping with democracy in an electronic age.
The Papers of Woodrow Wilson: 1910
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Index to the Woodrow Wilson Papers: G-O
Author: Library of Congress. Manuscript DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Presidential Personality And Performance
Author: Alexander L GeorgePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000308073
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book, which examines the leadership styles and decisionmaking practices of presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Bill Clinton, reflects the authors interest for over half a century in the impact of personality on the political behavior of our political leaders. Its contents range from the story of the Georges collaboration on their pioneering stud
Author: Nebraska