The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Vol. 65 - Hardcover

Wilson, Woodrow

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691047928 ISBN 13: 9780691047928

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1992

Synopsis

As this volume begins, controversy over ratification of the Versailles Treaty enters its climactic stage. Wilson, only partly recovered from a stroke, refuses the advice of supporters who beg him to accept Republican reservations in order to put the Treaty through the Senate, and he puts heavy pressure on those Democratic senators who want to consent to reservations. Twenty-one Democrats defy him when the Treaty comes up for a second and final vote on March 19, but their votes, combined with those of Republican reservationists, fall far short of the two-thirds Senate majority necessary for passage of the consent resolution. While Tumulty and the departmental heads carry on the domestic business of the federal government, Wilson follows their recommendations and signs a series of measures that bring various aspects of the progressive movement to fruition: the Transportation Act of 1920, the General Leasing Act, and the Water Power Act. Meanwhile, he devotes most of his strength to foreign affairs. He vetoes the "separate peace" embodied in the Knox Resolution, and the Democrats uphold the veto. In spite of Wilson's wish to run again for president, concern for his health prevails, and the Democrats nominate Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, who names Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as his running mate. Wilson is deeply depressed, but he blesses the Cox and Roosevelt campaign with all the fervor he can summon.

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Review:

"An essential purchase for college libraries." (Library Journal)

"... Arthur Link and his associates ... set a high standard indeed both for productivity and editorial excellence." (North Carolina Historical Review)

"... an unprecedented illumination of Wilson's activities and ideas." (The Journal of American History)

"Every college library should plan to acquire the entire series." (Choice)

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0691047928
• ISBN 13: 9780691047928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 646
• Editor: Link Arthur S., Little J. E.