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Making Woodrow Wilson president

Title
Making Woodrow Wilson president, by William F. McCombs ... ed. by Louis Jay Lang ...
Author
McCombs, William F. (William Frank), 1876-1921.
Publication
New York, Fairview Publishing Company, 1921.

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Additional Authors
Lang, Louis J. (Louis Jay), 1859-
Description
309 p. : front., ports., facsim.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
  • 1912
  • Presidents > United States > Election > 1912
  • Presidents > Election
  • Presidents > United States > Election > 1912
  • United States
Note
  • Ex copy 2: McCombs Hardy, Princeton Class of 1938, nephew to the author
Contents
Princeton episodes -- Genesis of Wilson's presidential campaign -- McCombs in command -- Wilson goes his own way -- Enter Colonel House -- Launching of the 1912 campaign -- Publicity and strategy -- Preparations for convention -- McCombs' organization -- The Baltimore Convention -- Wilson hoists the white flag -- Bryan unmasks -- Wilson wins nomination -- "Providence did it" -- McCombs and McAdoo quarrel -- "I owe you nothing" -- Insiders and outsiders -- Colonel House, the "intriguer" -- The cost of vanity -- McCombs a "social lion" -- McCombs retires as chairman -- "War saved Wilson in 1916"! -- Drafted for the Senate -- Retribution -- Wilson's attitude towards McCombs.
LCCN
22000263
OCLC
  • ocm01544109
  • 1544109
  • SCSB-284223
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library