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Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson

Author talk with William Hazelgrove
2024-11-11 19:00:00 2024-11-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Rakow Branch -

Monday, November 11
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-11 19:00:00 2024-11-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Rakow Branch -

After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office.

Local author, William Hazelgrove, will discuss how Mrs. Wilson had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years; yet, in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, Mrs. Wilson dedicated herself to managing the office of the President, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. 

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EVENT TYPE: | History | Adult Programs |

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