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The Wilson Circle - President Woodrow Wilson and His Advisers (Hardcover)
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The Wilson Circle - President Woodrow Wilson and His Advisers (Hardcover)
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An in-depth look at the key advisers to Woodrow Wilson during the
course of his tumultuous presidency. Nearly 100 years after Woodrow
Wilson's death, historians continue to be divided over the impact
of his presidency and his political leadership. The collapse of
Wilson's health in 1919 and his failure to win Senate approval of
the Versailles Treaty have tainted his legacy, as have the racism
of his administration and its disregard for civil liberties after
American entry into World War I. In The Wilson Circle, Charles E.
Neu takes a new look at the Wilson presidency through the lens of
his inner circle, a group of ten advisers. Some of these advisers,
like his wife Ellen, were by his side at the start of his term,
while others joined him as the challenges facing Wilson's
presidency mounted. All of these advisers believed that, whatever
Wilson's flaws as a leader, they had served a great man whose
legacy would endure. Struck by his magnetism, his oratorical gifts,
and the power and precision of his mind, they each became, to one
extent or another, friends of the president. Looking back, they
acknowledged that their relationship with Woodrow Wilson had
transformed their lives. Challenging the publicly held assumption
that Wilson was a remote, harsh president by exploring the intense
emotional connection he developed with this tight-knit group, Neu
argues that we can partially credit Wilson's remarkable journey in
American politics to his ability to bring together such an
impressive group of advisers. Wilson realized that, given his
limited energy and experience, he had to rely on advisers to help
him maintain his physical and emotional equilibrium and to achieve
his far-reaching political goals. And as the demands on his
presidency changed, changes also occurred in his group of
presidential confidants. Informing vivid biographical sketches with
a wide range of recent scholarship, The Wilson Circle shines a
light on the exceptional people whose advice impacted the course of
a presidency.
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