Our final trip to the Cradle of the Presidency, to Woodrow Wilson’s birthplace in Staunton, Virginia. A man who believed wholly in his own destiny, for better and for worse, listen to his childhood and what happened to his birthplace!
Also, be sure to listen to Woodrow Wilson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Woodrow Wilson’s Tomb” on his gravesite!
From My May 2017 Visit!
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is in the same complex as his birthplaceAt the Woodrow Wilson birthplaceLooking out over Staunton from the birthplaceThe marker attached to the buildingThe birthplaceAt the Woodrow Wilson birthplace.In front of the birthplacePicturesqueI don’t appreciate the signWhateverI loved Staunton
From My June 2023 Visit!
Outside the Woodrow Wilson birthplace!Front of the manseFront Front parlor at the Wilson birthplaceDining roomWhere Woodrow was bornWoodrow Wilson’s birthplaceFormal guest roomA group Woodrow would joinThe room Woodrow stayed in when he visitedIn Woodrow’s roomIn the basement KitchenFront of the Wilson birthplaceThe back area, with a view of StauntonWilson birthplace
The Woodrow Wilson Museum
The Woodrow Wilson MuseumWoodrow Woodrow and me In the museum, charting Woodrow’s rise to powerWoodrow’s family tiesWoodrow and me Woodrow as governor of New JerseyWoodrow’s return to StauntonWoodrow and TaftFrom his campaignsAs the war set inFrom the end of Wilson’s lifeExhibit on the trenches of World War I in the basementIn the trenchesEllen, Woodrow, and Edith Wilsonwith WoodrowPostcard of the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace.
The house stayed remarkably consistent Woodrow Wilson Portrait by F. Graham Cootes
Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, left Washington in disgrace, but spent the next twenty years trying to stay relevant, "In the Arena," as his memoir stated. Learn about the tumultuous end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/09/29/season-3-episode-37-richard-nixons-tomb/Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda" on his birthplace!Season 2's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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