12 O'Clock High

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

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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.

 

Highlights of this podcast include:

  1. Intro of Woodrow Wilson
  2. Discussion on 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

    20. 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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