How Woodrow Wilson's Southern Sympathies Influenced American Politics For Decades

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🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Christopher Cox, former congressman and chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss Woodrow Wilson's influence on American politics. Learn how Wilson's sympathies with Southern Democrats impacted his position on two rising movements: women's rights and racial equality.

You can find Cox's book, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn, here.

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0:00.0	And we are back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:20.1	I'm Matt Kittle, Senior Elections Correspondent at The Federalist,
0:23.7	and your experience Sherpa on today's quest for knowledge.
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0:42.7	Our guest today is former Republican Congressman and SEC Chairman Christopher Cox,
0:50.1	author of the book Woodrow Wilson, The Light Withdrawn.
0:57.5	It is a compelling look at the darker instincts and beliefs of the 28th president. A man in many ways, Mr. Cox may argue, was
1:05.4	superbly unsuited to the moment. Welcome to the Federalist Radio Hour.
1:12.4	It's a pleasure to talk to you.
1:14.0	Well, it's a pleasure to join you.
1:16.4	Yeah, this is a very interesting book in very interesting times.
1:20.5	I think it's good to look back more than a hundred years at where this, in a lot of ways, and we'll get into some other issues,
1:30.7	but where this government is today in large part, because of Woodrow Wilson, who was a
1:37.4	big government president, was he not?
1:40.7	Yes, I would say that our world today is influenced by Woodrow Wilson in many ways, not just
1:49.9	governmentally, but societally and socially. One of the things that the book, of course,
1:56.1	is centrally focused on is the dramatic ending, successful ending to the 70-plus year
2:06.7	struggle for women getting the boat. Woodrow Wilson stood athwart that for his entire career
2:14.8	until the bitter end. He was opposed to the Susan B. Anthony Amendment
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