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!
My first Visit to the National Cathedral!The CathedralThe Wilson Bay, his sarcophagus under the stained glass windowWoodrow Wilson’s sarcophagusDifferent lightingTaking in the Cathedral
From My August 2012 Visit!
Re-Visiting the CathedralThe Presidential Seal beside Wilson’s graveWoodrow Wilson’s sarcophagusInside the Cathedral
From My June 2022 Visit!
National CathedralInside the CathedralStained glass in the Wilson BayWilson speeches on the wall of his burial placeWoodrow Wilson’s sarcophagusWith the Presidential sealWith the Wilson sarcophagusWoodrow Wilson’s sarcophagus and bay from the sanctuary
Edith Wilson’s marker
From My July 2023 Visit!
Re-Visiting the CathedralWilson sarcophagus Wilson stained glassThe Crusader cross on Wilson’s sarcophagusFrom the sanctuaryWith the Wilson sarcophagus
From My July 2024 Visit!
The CathedralWoodrow Wilson sarcophagusWoodrow Wilson bay
Original Resting Place in National Cathedral
Bethlehem Chapel, where Wilson was initial laid to restWhere Wilson was initially placedThe original canopyThe grille initially used to block off Wilson’s cenotaph in the Bethlehem Chapel
Postcard of original Wilson Tombin Bethlehem Chapel at Washington Cathedral.
Where Woodrow Wilson died
Woodrow Wilson’s bedroomat S Street home in KaloramaWoodrow Wilson’s bed
Depictions of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson in Rapid CityBust of Wilson in StauntonPresident Wilson in Paris
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)
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York City, through Ohio and Michigan, and heading back to Arizona Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook""Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant""Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan" "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""John F Kennedy and Brookline""Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Homes"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald""William Henry Harrison and Grouseland""Franklin Pierce and Concord""Chester Arthur and Manhattan" "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port""George Bush and Kennebunkport"Gravesites"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" "William Henry Harrison's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb""Ulysses Grant's Tomb" "Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb""Richard Nixon's Tomb" "Gerald Ford's Tomb"Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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