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Additional Reading
Arthur S. Link (ed.), The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, 69 vol. (1966–93), is an annotated documentary record.
Biographies include Ray Stannard Baker, Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, 8 vol. (1927–39, reprinted 1968), an authorized work; Arthur S. Link, Wilson, 5 vol. (1947–65), the definitive biography up to World War I; Arthur Walworth, Woodrow Wilson, 3rd ed. (1978), comprehensive, thoroughly documented, and carefully balanced; John M. Mulder, Woodrow Wilson: The Years of Preparation (1978), an account of his early intellectual and religious development; John Milton Cooper, The Warrior and the Priest (1983), comparing Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt; August Heckscher, Woodrow Wilson (1991); and Jan Willem Schulte Nordholt, Woodrow Wilson: A Life for World Peace (1991).
David H. Burton, The Learned Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson (1988), advances the concept that the philosophies of these three presidents helped transform the passive presidencies of the 19th century into the dynamic presidencies of the 20th century. Ross A. Kennedy (ed.), A Companion to Woodrow Wilson (2013), is a compilation of scholarly biographical essays on his life and career. Kendrick A. Clements, The Presidency of Woodrow Wilson (1992), discusses his terms in office; and Niels Aage Thorsen, The Political and Economic Thought of Woodrow Wilson, 1875–1910 (1988), explores the formation of Wilson’s political philosophy.
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Article History
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| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Woodrow Wilson House. | Oct 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. World War One Centennial Commission - President Woodrow Wilson debuts Fourteen Points, January 1918. | Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The presidency of Woodrow Wilson. | Jul 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Woodrow Wilson. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised; Top Questions replaced. | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Heritage - The Training Of Woodrow Wilson. | Dec 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eagleton Center on the American Governor - Woodrow Wilson and the Election of 1912. | Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Woodrow Wilson - scholar President and idealist. | Aug 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The presidency of Woodrow Wilson. | Jun 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at the Middle Tennessee State University - Woodrow Wilson. | Apr 21, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS News - When a secret president ran the country. | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Woodrow Wilson. | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Wilson presidency. | Aug 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Woodrow Wilson. | Jul 22, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - Woodrow Wilson. | Dec 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum. | Oct 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wilson Center - About Woodrow Wilson. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American National Biography - Woodrow Wilson. | Aug 18, 2022 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 15, 2019 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Apr 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: None. | Sep 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Thomas Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History and Archaeology - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 07, 2012 | ||
| Added description of the role of race on Wilson's thinking and actions. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 02, 2011 | ||
| Added image of Pres. Woodrow Wilson delivering his War Message to Congress in appeal for a declaration of war on Germany. | Apr 13, 2011 | ||
| Video of Wilson on tour promoting League of Nations added. | Jan 25, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Trust for Historic Preservation - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Feb 25, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: FirstWorldWar.com - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 14, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Feb 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Feb 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service -Woodrow Wilson Potrait. | Sep 28, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Woodrow Wilson House. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Woodrow Wilson House. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Jan 19, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Woodrow Wilson. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - Woodrow Wilson - A Life in Brief. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 21, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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