Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. He was the third of four children born to Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and Janet Woodrow Wilson. The...
Category - Pillars of Power: The Presidential Chronicles
William Howard Taft: The Judicial President
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857, to Alphonso Taft and Louise Torrey Taft. His father, Alphonso Taft, was a prominent lawyer, politician, and public servant who...
Theodore Roosevelt: The Energetic Reformer
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born in New York City on October 27, 1858, to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. The Roosevelt family was wealthy and influential, with a public service...