Season 2, Episode 28-Woodrow Wilson and Washington, D.C.

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Season 2, Episode 28: Woodrow Wilson and Washington, DC

Sticking around Washington, D.C., and just down the road from William Howard Taft’s home in Kalorama for Woodrow Wilson’s Home. Learn about the 28th President of the United States, his reluctant turn to politics, and election; his Presidency; his wives, Ellen and Edith, and daughters; and his homes!

Be sure to listen to Woodrow Wilson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, Woodrow Wilson and Staunton on 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!

President Woodrow Wilson House official site.

About the Woodrow Wilson House from the official site.

President Woodrow Wilson House from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

President Woodrow Wilson House from the National Park Service.

From My June 2022 Visit!

The Drawing Room from the National Trust for Historical Preservation.
The Summer White House in Cornish, New Hampshire.
Ellen Wilson and Daughters by Robert Vonnoh.

Woodrow Wilson House: 2340 S St NW, Washington, D.C.

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Recommended Reading for Woodrow Wilson

John Milton Cooper, Jr., Woodrow Wilson: A Biography.
A. Scott Berg, Wilson.
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