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Woodrow Wilson

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U.S. President

The Resume

    (December 28, 1856-February 3, 1924)
    Birth name was Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    28th United States President (1913-1921)
    President during World War I
    Democratic Governor of New Jersey (1911)
    Appears on the highest U.S. currency $100,000 bill

Why he might be annoying:

    He was often seen smoking large cigars.
    He did not keep his policy of strict neutrality in WW I.
    Campaigning on the theme that he had 'kept us out of war,' he was narrowly reelected in 1916, defeating C. E. Hughes.
    He and his staff did little to prevent Germany from attacking more unarmed ships after the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
    All the major countries involved in WW I objected to certain points in Wilson's Peace Program.
    Under his presidency the KKK began to grow again, and racism reemerged.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He held the first Presidential Press Conference (March 15, 1913).
    He earned a law degree and later received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
    He taught political science at Princeton University (1890-1902).
    As president, he approved legislation that lowered tariffs, created the Federal Reserve System, established the Federal Trade Commission, and strengthened labor unions.
    Germany announced a 'unrestricted submarine warfare' as a new offensive. Wilson responded by breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany (1917).
    With the publication of the 'Zimmerman Telegram,' which said that Germany was willing to help Mexico regain territory in Texas and Arizona, Wilson signed orders allowing the extending of the United States Armed Forces (1917).
    Wilson presented his Peace Program to Congress. Compiled by a group of US foreign policy experts, the program included fourteen different points, which dealt with different matters such as 'Secret Treaties' and the removal of worldwide trade barriers (1918).
    He suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed (1919).
    He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1919).
    Only man to beat two former presidents in the same election Taft and Theodore Roosevelt (1908).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 194 Votes: 32.99% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 245 Votes: 68.98% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 113 Votes: 56.64% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 275 Votes: 57.09% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 273 Votes: 51.65% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 80 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 583 Votes: 62.78% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 673 Votes: 59.58% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 71 Votes: 60.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 90 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 272 Votes: 64.34% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 507 Votes: 63.51% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 273 Votes: 62.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 587 Votes: 71.55% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 157 Votes: 56.05% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 403 Votes: 32.26% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 302 Votes: 43.71% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 334 Votes: 49.10% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 362 Votes: 44.75% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 372 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 786 Votes: 42.37% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3131 Votes: 38.87% Annoying