Woodrow Wilson, by Paul Raymond Audibert, Paris.

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Woodrow Wilson, Twenty-Eighth President of the United States, (1913--->). Born Staunton, Va., December 28, 1856.
(Mr. Wilson was apparently still living, and serving his presidential duties, at the time of this compilation of engravings by Mr. Audibert. Mr. Taft served until 1921. He died in 1924.) The following is quoted from the coverleaf of the engraving:

"Woodrow Wilson possesses in a singularly high degree the great administrative faculty of prompt apprehension of the true nature of a case.*** His apprehension extends to the points of view of all concerned, and he is particularly happy in removing differences by promoting clearer understanding."

"This quickness of grasp and readiness of comprehension have been strikingly displayed during his administration as Governor. I was impressed by it during the height of the struggle in the Baltimore convention when it might have been expected that he would have felt the strain of suspense. On the Friday after the convention met, at a very critical juncture of his candidacy, I had occasion to visit him at Sea Girt on a matter of State business in company with a gentleman who was interested in the case. No one could have imagined from the Governor's manner that he had anything important on his mind. He applied himself at once to the business, entering into its details with prompt appreciation.

"During the legislative session, if he could get into conference with the parties to a controvery, it was remarkable how rapidly he could analyze the situation, present its elements, and suggest the solution. Under the parlimentary system he would undoubtedly have been a great leader, equaling Gladstone or Lloyd-George in capacity for expounding and advocating great public policies. So far as our political system admits of such exertion of personal influence, he had been uniformly successful. His dispatch of business is such that business never drives him.***No man in public life keeps a cleaner desk or has clearer spaces of time for study and recreation in the intervals of official duty."

"The habitual cheerfulness and equanimity of his mind and his love of innocent fun are traits so persistent as to imply permanent moral foundations. It does not require much intimacy to discover of what these consist--namely, a deep religious faith, penetrating the whole nature of the man informing all his acts. This is the source of that peace of mind which seems to make him immune to worry or trouble. He takes things as they come, makes the best of them, and abides by the event with simple and complete resignation to the will of God."--HENRY JONES FORD, Professor of Politics in Princeton University, in American Review of Reviews August, 1912. Effective published copyright, ©Mickey Cox 2002. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.