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Presidential Leadership Lessons from Woodrow Wilson, Part 2-the Presidential Years and Beyond


Richard Lummis and Tom Fox conclude a two-part series on leadership lessons from Woodrow Wilson. In this Part 2, we look at lessons from Wilson’s two terms as President, his illness and short post-Presidential life and early death. Highlights of this podcast include:
A.    New Freedom Agenda
1.     Tariff and Tax
2.     Federal Reserve
3.     Anti-Trust Legislation
4.     Labor and Agriculture
5.     Immigration (here we go again)
6.     Judicial Appointments
B.    Race relations and Wilson’s attempts at Segregation
C.     Foreign Policy-how did he “keep us out of war”

  1. Re-Election in 1916
  2. Move towards and declaration of War
  3. Miscalculation by Germany and Wilson Response
  4. 14 Points
  5. The Peace Conference
  6. Ratification debate and Incapacity
  7. Death
  8. Leadership lessons

Resources
Ten Ways to Judge a President
Woodrow Wilson Quotes
Woodrow Wilson-a Failure in Leadership
How Woodrow Wilson Lost the Peace
Woodrow Wilson-Life Before the Presidency
13 Leadership Lessons from WWI

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Presidential Leadership Lessons from Woodrow Wilson, Part 1-Up to Presidency


Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a two-part series on leadership lessons from Woodrow Wilson. In this Part 1, we look at lessons from Wilson’s formative years in growing up in the South, his educational career, his academic profession and thought leadership, his Presidency at Princeton, his governorship of New Jersey, and the Presidential election of 1912. In Part 2, we will take up his Presidential years.
Highlights of this podcast include:

  1. Intro of Woodrow Wilson
  2. Discussion on the impact of slavery on Wilson and being a Southerner
  3. Academic Work History
  4. Professor at Johns Hopkins
  5. Publication of Congressional Government
  6. Move to Wesleyan
  7. Move to Princeton in 1992-textbooks on government
  8. President of Princeton-1902
  9. Achievements
  10. Seeds of character defects revealed?
  11. Health issues
  12. Governor of New Jersey
  13. Surprise Candidate- “it came to me unsought, unanimously, and without pledges to anybody about anything.”
  14. Reformist and turned back the Bosses?
  15. Nomination and Campaign of 1912
  16. Dark Horse Candidate
  17. Impact of William Jennings Bryan
  18. New Freedom platform – breaking up trusts and lowering tariff rates
  19. Leadership Lessons

Resources
Ten Ways to Judge a President
Woodrow Wilson Quotes
Woodrow Wilson-a Failure in Leadership
How Woodrow Wilson Lost the Peace
Woodrow Wilson-Life Before the Presidency
13 Leadership Lessons from WWI

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12 O’Clock High-a podcast on business leadership

Woodrow Wilson, Part 2-the Presidential Years and Beyond

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox conclude a two-part series on leadership lessons from Woodrow Wilson. In this Part 2, we look at lessons from Wilson’s two terms as President, his illness and short post-Presidential life and early death. Highlights of this podcast include:

A.    New Freedom Agenda
1.     Tariff and Tax
2.     Federal Reserve
3.     Anti-Trust Legislation
4.     Labor and Agriculture
5.     Immigration (here we go again)
6.     Judicial Appointments
B.    Race relations and Wilson’s attempts at Segregation
C.     Foreign Policy-how did he “keep us out of war”

  1. Re-Election in 1916
  2. Move towards and declaration of War
  3. D. Miscalculation by Germany and Wilson Response
  4. 14 Points
  5. The Peace Conference
  6. Ratification debate and Incapacity
  7. Death
  8. Leadership lessons

Resources
Ten Ways to Judge a President
Woodrow Wilson Quotes
Woodrow Wilson-a Failure in Leadership
How Woodrow Wilson Lost the Peace
Woodrow Wilson-Life Before the Presidency
13 Leadership Lessons from WWI

Categories
12 O’Clock High-a podcast on business leadership

Leadership Lessons from Woodrow Wilson, Part 1-Up to Presidency


Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a two-part series on leadership lessons from Woodrow Wilson. In this Part 1, we look at lessons from Wilson’s formative years in growing up in the South, his educational career, his academic profession and thought leadership; his Presidency of Princeton, his governorship of New Jersey and the Presidential election of 1912. In Part 2 we will take up his Presidential years.