Woodrow Wilson // #28

PresidentsAmericans1900s1800s
Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

  • His real name is Thomas!

  • Couldn’t read until he was 12 years old

  • Only POTUS with a PhD

  • First president to leave the country while in office

  • Used black golf balls so he could keep playing in the winter

  • Dr. Cary Grayson, his physician / friend, prescribed him horseback riding and golf which seems totally legitimate

  • One of two presidents with two First Ladies

  • His latter First Lady, Edith, basically ran the show while he was recovering from a stroke

  • His successor, Warren G. Harding, looked young and sprightly by comparison … but Harding actually kicked the bucket first

prescription from Woodrow's friend/doctor
Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

Previous

William McKinley // #25
Next

Theodore Roosevelt // 26