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Woodrow Wilson: The President has never been powerful, however, except at such times as he has had Congress at his back.

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The President has never been powerful, however, except at such times as he has had Congress at his back.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson argues that the President's effectiveness is largely dependent on support from Congress.

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