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Stroke of Bad Luck
on October 2, 2019
Today marks 100 years after the stroke that hit President Woodrow Wilson, leaving the country unaware it was in the operational control of his second wife, Edith Wilson. More on this tomorrow, but wanted to mark the centennial of what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Movie Night
“The Birth of a Nation” was the first film screened at the White House. Afterwards, Woodrow Wilson was reported to have said “It is like writing history with lightning, and my only regret is that it is all so terribly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Civil Servants
on December 10, 2018
Something I’ve been thinking about ever since we like to pretend to care about the “death of civility.” Was finally able to put thoughts into words in the renewed debate ever since George H.W. Bush died. Maybe the civility debate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Horrible Statements
on May 31, 2018
On May 22, 1917, Woodrow Wilson sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Edwin Y. Webb, to drum up support for a press censorship amendment to the Espionage Act – which was essentially designed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
