Liked the South but hated the Confederacy

Stressed reason over passion, yet didn’t become conservative because he believed in regulation and restraint of monopolies

Much preferred politics over law; very intellectual above all

Had success as Princeton president but also tried to push Quad Plan through too quickly

Dedication to Quad Plan turned Wilson against conservative Democrats and into a progressive due to class and wealth issues

Second to last president to write own speeches (Hoover); first to hold regular press conferences

In first session of Congress got banking reform, antitrust, and tariff legislation (and Fed); huge

Second term starts with run-up to war. Kept trying to get “peace without victory” but Germany was being difficult

Didn’t defend free speech during the war or women’s suffrage

Delegation to subordinates (czars); intellectual