Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him

A longtime private secretary provides a first-person memoir of his professional and personal association with a national leader, using letters, memoranda, and recollections to portray the leader's character and working methods. The account emphasizes the leader's reluctance toward self-promotion, a deliberative temperament that sought counsel, and an openness to criticism despite a reserved public demeanor. Personal anecdotes, administrative detail, and commentary on major policy decisions and diplomatic negotiations are combined to correct misconceptions and offer an intimate, corrective portrait rather than a detached political analysis.