Woodrow Wilson Accomplishments

On the 28th of December in the year of 1856, little “Tommy” Woodrow Wilson was born in a small town by the name of Staunton, Virginia. Although Wilson suffered from dyslexia when he was just ten, his father constantly drilled him in political lectures and debates to enhance the skills everyone thought the youngster was nowhere near capable of. By the time Wilson had reached adulthood, he was able to land entrance into one of most prestigious schools titled The University of New Jersey, which is now known as Princeton University. In hopes of becoming more dignified, by this time period, Thomas Woodrow Wilson would soon drop his first name. In addition to his inspiring political upbringing before becoming president of the United States, the now Woodrow Wilson, had also excelled in other important leadership roles during his life after college that are too believed to be responsible for molding him into the great leader he would later become. Just six years after graduating from …show more content…
As Chief of State, the president it required to inspire and symbolize the American nation.Wilson did not only convert the minds of Americans when he needed troops to fight in World War I. In fact during the election of 1912, many people saw Wilson as a remote like administrative mouthpiece, in comparison to the outgoing Theodore Roosevelt, because of his straight forward intellect. Nonetheless, he still managed to sway the minds of many in his hopes of providing the nation with what he called, “New Freedoms,” winning the election. Align with the perceptions people had of Wilson, according to PBS.org, whereas some considered shaking the hand of the president a honor, one reporter made the comparison of shaking the hand of Woodrow Wilson to shaking a dead fish. Wilson never really made many major public appearances in the United States but it is said that in 1919 he was greeted by cheering villagers while on a trip from Paris to