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| When married, Edith 43 years and President Woodrow Wilson 59 years (thegrio.com) |
Washington DC - In 1914, became the hardest moments for United States President Woodrow Wilson. His wife, Ellen Louise Axson, died of kidney disease. Several weeks later, World War I broke out.
Wilson shattered heart. Reputedly, he once said, I feel like someone shot him. 28th US President was lonely and unhappy.
But his life changed one afternoon in 1915. The White House elevator door suddenly opened, and a woman got out of there, dressed in the streets and boots are soiled by mud.
The president did not waste time, he immediately introduced himself on the charming woman, Edith Bolling Galt, a widow 42-years old.
Despite living in the capital, Edith lived far from the world of politics. Her first husband was a prominent businessman jewelry.
"He's a wealthy widow. Her husband has been dead for several years. Edith wearing clothes from Paris and electric cars to drive themselves across Washington," said Betty Boyd Caroli, historians, as quoted from the PBS website.
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| US President Woodrow Wilson was married again with Edith Bolling Galt |
His friendship with Wilson's nephew took him to the White House. After 9 months met with the US President, the two finally married on December 18, 1915. The 43-year-old Edith and President Woodrow Wilson 59 years.
Although rarely appear in public, a new famous Lady fashionable always at her husband's side. Considered state meddling. Even when the US was involved in World War II, Edith gain access to information secret code that has been solved.
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| The new President Wilson's wife, Edith Bolling Galt renowned fashionable. He was a descendant of Pocahontas (Wikipedia) |
To the extent that its presence is considered interference by the presidential adviser. However, Wilson feels comfortable working in the Oval Office with constantly accompanied by his wife.
On October 1919, Wilson suffered a stroke in the middle of the campaign League of Nations, the League of Nations - an international organization that aims to prevent conflicts such as World War I.
"Stroke experienced the most severe crisis triggered Wilson about the inability of the president in US history," said historian John Milton Cooper.
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| Edith accompanied President Woodrow Wilson who is recovering from a stroke (nypost) |
During the recovery period, Edith took a position as a companion. In cooperation with doctors allies, he banned a visit and act as a 'link' to her husband, sorting letters, and important documents.
It was then that he was accused of falsifying signatures Wilson, put it on important documents, without the permission of the president.
However, Edith denied the allegations and called the opposition exaggerate his role.
Besides the wedding second US president, on December 18, recorded in history with a variety of reasons.
In 1865, US Secretary of State William Seward announced the implementation of the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery. While, in 1956, Japan joined the United Nations.
United States Space Agency (NASA) also made history on December 18, 1999, with the launch of Tera satellite that carries 5 Earth observer instruments: ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
