President Wilson asks Congress to approve the War against Germany Speaker: Woodrow Wilson Delivered On: 4/2/1917 Place: Washington DC Subject: Declaration of War, Addressing Congress Audio/Video Available: Description: Although Wilson spent the majority of his first... read more

Wilson's Fourteen Points Speaker: Woodrow Wilson Delivered On: 1/8/1918 Place: Washington DC Subject: Addressing Congress, Peace agreements. Audio/Video Available: Description: Wilson’s Fourteen Points included war aims as well as post-war guidelines, which stated that... read more

Woodrow Wilson Childhood Thomas Woodrow Wilson, known to much of the American public as simply Woodrow Wilson, was born on December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. He was the third child born to Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Jessie Janet Woodrow. His mother was from Carlisle, Cumberland, England, and his father’s side of the family came from Northern Ireland. Despite the fact that Wilson’s... read more