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President Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson


  • First president to declare a national emergency.
  • First president to have a PhD
  • First president to visit Europe while in office.
  • First president to meet with the pope while in office.
  • First president to meet with a reigning British monarch while in office.
  • First president to hold a press conference or regular news briefings.
  • First president to appoint a Jew (Louis Brandeis) to the Supreme Court.
  • First president to attend a World Series game.
  • First president to be buried in Washington, D.C.
  • First president to have the First Lady perform presidential duties.
  • First president to serve in office during a World War.