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Van Buren, Martin
US President - 1837-41
The "Little Magician" was elected Vice President on the Jacksonian ticket in 1832, and won the Presidency in 1836.
Mar 28, 2006, 22:38

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Washington, Booker T.
As one of the most influential black men of his time, Washington was not without his critics. Many charged that his conservative approach undermined the quest for racial equality.
Mar 28, 2006, 14:59

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Washington, George
US President - 1789-97
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."
Mar 28, 2006, 22:42

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Weber, Carl Maria von
An introduction to the early Romantic German composer, Carl Maria von Weber.
Mar 30, 2006, 13:15

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Wilson, Woodrow

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society

US President - 1913-21
Like Roosevelt before him, Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said, "seems to be expected ... to look out for the general interests of the country." He developed a program of progressive reform and asserted international leadership in building a new world order. In 1917 he proclaimed American entrance into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy."