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The last days of Woodrow Wilson

  • Written by Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
The last days of Woodrow WilsonThe funeral of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 1924. Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The White House bulletin on the health of Woodrow Wilson was alarming.

“The president is a very sick man,” announced Wilson’s personal physician, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, on Oct. 2, 1919. He and a...

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