Dec 3, 1917
Our present and immediate task is to win the war, and nothing shall turn us aside from it until it is accomplished.
Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.
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Nov 29, 1917
And I do further proclaim and make known that in my judgment it is proper and necessary, in the interest of equal opportunity and good administration, that the remainder of the excluded lands subject to such disposition should be restored…
Nov 29, 1917
And I do also proclaim that the following-described areas, excluded from the Manzano National Forest by this proclamation, shall be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition under the public land…
Nov 29, 1917
Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, do hereby vacate the said Executive orders of November ninth, nineteen hundred and seven, and January twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and eight, in so far as…
Nov 26, 1917
To find that a just, reasonable, and fair profit is the normal average profit which persons engaged in the same business and place obtained prior to July 1, 1914, under free competitive conditions; to indicate if he shall see fit to do so…
Nov 11, 1917
We claim to be the greatest democratic people in the world, and democracy means first of all that we can govern ourselves.
Nov 1, 1917
It is therefore ordered that through the United States Shipping Board there be taken over to the United States the possession and title of the aforementioned vessel.
Oct 28, 1917
I hereby authorize and empower the Alien Property Custodian to employ and appoint in the manner provided in the trading with the enemy act in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
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