#319 Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn w/ Christopher Cox
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that Woodrow Wilson didn't have a regular job until he was 28 years old? Or that he didn't complete all the requirements for a PhD?
After retiring from politics in 2009, former Congressman and Securities & Exchange Commission Chair Christopher Cox decided to turn to history. The result is his new book, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn, which gives special attention to Wilson's views on race and women's rights, presenting the 28thPresident as "a man superbly unsuited to the moment when he ascended to the Presidency." In this episode, Chris joins us to share the path that led him to Woodrow Wilson, the reasons he came to such an unfavorable opinion of him, and what his work adds to our understanding of a Presidency that has rapidly gone from reverence to rebuke.
Find out more about the book at thelightwithdrawn.com.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Bob Crawford and this is The Road to Now. |
| 0:08.1 | This week on the Road to Now, we examined the life and presidency of Woodrow Wilson with |
| 0:13.5 | former United States Congressman and Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Christopher |
| 0:17.8 | Cox, who is also the author of a new biography about the 28th President, |
| 0:22.6 | The Light Withdrawing, which focuses on Wilson's role in the movements for racial equality |
| 0:28.6 | and women's suffrage in the early 20th century. As always, Ben and I want to extend our |
| 0:34.6 | gratitude for our patrons. Thank you for supporting us. |
| 0:38.9 | And if you would like to become a patron for our program, |
| 0:42.5 | please visit theroadtanow.com. |
| 0:45.7 | Thanks for listening. |
| 0:52.3 | Christopher Cox, welcome to The Road to Now. |
| 0:55.0 | Happy to join you, Ben and Bob. |
| 0:57.3 | I got to say, your story is fascinating. |
| 1:02.0 | You know, you served as a Republican member of Congress for a very long time in the late and early 20th centuries. |
| 1:08.5 | You served as the chairman of the SEC. |
| 1:12.8 | And we're in that position when the financial crisis hit in 2008. You have had some incredible positions and perspectives |
| 1:19.8 | on historical events. And we are not here to talk to you about any of those. |
| 1:27.4 | We're here to talk about the fact that like those. This is true. Right. |
| 1:31.1 | We're here to talk about the fact that, like, your resume already was impressive. And now you have just put out this 14-year-long effort, which is a new biography of Woodrow |
| 1:39.5 | Wilson. |
| 1:39.9 | It's called Woodrow Wilson, The Light Withdrawn. |
| 1:43.0 | And I want to start off like this. Christopher, you're a baby boomer. |
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