Today in History: Woodrow Wilson
Today in History–December 28–the Library of Congress features Woodrow Wilson, born on this date in 1856. Learn more about our nation’s 28th president (1913-21) and Nobel peace prize winner by visiting the Today in History section then click the links below to access more stories and primary sources about President Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson books & articles
Woodrow Wilson speeches (audio)
Selected primary sources
- Woodrow Wilson inauguration primary source sets (first and second)
- Woodrow Wilson’s shorthand speech notes for “Fourteen Points” address (8 January 1918)
- Wilson announces armistice
Chronicling America articles
- The Presidential Election of 1912: Wilson vs. Roosevelt vs. Taft timeline & select articles
- Select newspaper articles
- “Woodrow Wilson is Made Standard-Bearer of Democratic Party” The Times Dispatch, July 3, 1912.
- “Wilson Becomes President as Many Thousands Cheer” The Washington Times, March 4, 1913.
- “President’s States U.S. Peace Terms” The Washington Times, January 8, 1918.
- “Wilson Addresses the Senate” The Democratic Banner, July 11, 1919
- More historical newspaper coverage of President Wilson 1913-1921
Stories from America’s Library
- Woodrow Wilson Was Born, December 28, 1856
- The First Mother’s Day, May 9, 1914
- U.S. Entered World War I, April 6, 1917
- Ten Suffragists Arrested While Picketing at the White House, August 28, 1917
- The Paris Peace Conference, January 18, 1919
- Nineteenth Amendment Granting Women’s Suffrage Was Sent to the States, June 4, 1919
- World War I Ended With the Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919
Library blog posts
- Papers of the President People Love to Hate Timeless Stories from the Library
- Presidential Papers – Love and Heartbreak, War and Politics Timeless Stories from the Library
- Presidential Sweethearts Picture This
- Remembering Armistice Day with a Speech from Woodrow Wilson Teaching with the Library
- Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points: From Shorthand Notes to a Nobel Prize Teaching with the Library
- World War I: A New World Order – Woodrow Wilson’s First Draft of the League of Nations Covenant Timeless Stories from the Library
Related resources
- POTUS: Woodrow Wilson
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
- Today in History: Princeton University
- Today in History: Federal Reserve System
- Today in History: Celebrating Mothers
- Today in History: Picketing for Suffrage
- Today in History: Paris Peace Conference
- Today in History: Veterans Day
- Robert Lansing Papers
- More U.S. President primary sources & teaching resources
World War I resources