Woodrow Wilson And His Ability To Be An Effective President

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he had not learned the field of law thorough while in school, he showed
a poor ability to be a lawyer. During this time he was in and out of sickness.

Wilson did not really want to be a lawyer. His main area of interest was
in politics. His first taste of politics was during his term as Governor of New
Jersey. He took this seat in office with sites of presidency two years later.
He let this be known in a letter he wrote to a friend in June of 1910. In the
letter he said this "It is immediately, as you know, the question of my
nomination for the governorship of New Jersey; but that it is the mere
preliminary of a plan to nominate me in 1912 for presidency."(Encarta 5).

During his years as governor he showed that he could change his political
attitudes. He learned to be a little more patient with other people. Before he
found it "very difficult to work with people who opposed him, and was not
receptive to the suggestions of friends who approved his ideals ...

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but it could also have
made the war worse. Wilson also was thought to be a weak president by ex-
president Roosevelt (Encarta 6). During Roosevelt's time in office he helped
Panama succeed from Colombia in return for rights to build the Panama Canal
through their country. He thought it was very unnecessary to apologies to
Colombia for helping the succession of Panama. Roosevelt believed that it
showed Wilson's weaker side.

Wilson did show a strong side in one area, world peace. All through his
first term he aimed to prevent World War I. This was the war that was known as
"the ware that would end all wars". He kept the U.S. neutral and often visited
other countries trying to get ...

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