George Washington (1732-1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. As a driving force behind the nation’s establishment he came to be known as the ‘father of the country, ‘ both during his lifetime and to this day.
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In Washington’s Day
A Virginian Breeding
Colonel Washington
Mount Vernon Days
The Heat of Politics
Piloting a Revolution
General Washington
The Stress of Victory
First in Peace
The First President of the United States
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and as Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913, before winning the 1912 presidential election. As president, he oversaw the passage of progressive legislative policies unparalleled until the New Deal in 1933. He also led the United States during World War I. He was one of the three key leaders at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where he championed a new League of Nations.
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