Season 3, Episode 28-Woodrow Wilson’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 28: Woodrow Wilson’s Tomb

The idealist turned crusader, Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, was destroyed by his time in office. Learn about his time in the White House, his illnesses, brief retirement, death, burials, and commemorations!

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

Also, listen to Woodrow Wilson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Woodrow Wilson and Washington, D.C.” on his homes!

The National Cathedral official site.

“100 Years Ago Today, Woodrow Wilson’s Cathedral Burial” from the National Cathedral.

Woodrow Wilson Gravesite from The History List.

From My June 2011 Visit!

From My August 2012 Visit!

From My June 2022 Visit!

Edith Wilson’s marker

From My July 2023 Visit!

From My July 2024 Visit!

Original Resting Place in National Cathedral

Postcard of original Wilson Tomb in Bethlehem Chapel at Washington Cathedral.

Where Woodrow Wilson died

Depictions of Woodrow Wilson

Removed statue of Wilson in at the University of Texas
“Double Sights,” Princeton University’s commemoration of Woodrow Wilson’s complicated legacy (read more here)

Woodrow Wilson gravesite: Washington National Cathedral, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

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Recommended Reading for Woodrow Wilson

Gene Smith, When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson.
A. Scott Berg, Wilson.
John Milton Cooper, Jr., Woodrow Wilson: A Biography.
John Milton Cooper, Jr., Breaking the Heart of the World: Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for the League of Nations.
Christopher Cox, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn.
H.W. Brands, Woodrow Wilson.
Patricia O’Toole, The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made.

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