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1、AmericanSHIRLEYGRIFFITH:WelcometotheMAKINGOFANATION--AmericanhistoryinVOASpecialEnglish.AnewleaderstoodbeforetheAmericanpeopleonMarchfourth,nineteenthirteen.HewasWoodrowWilson--thetwenty-eighthpresidentoftheUnitedStates.WilsonbelongedtotheDemocraticParty.Hewasprogressiveinhisbeliefth

2、atgovernmentshouldtakeanactivepartineffortsforsocialreforms.Thisweekinourseries,KayGallantandHarryMonroebeginthestoryofWilson'spresidency.KAYGALANT:WoodrowWilsonhadspentmostofhislifeatPrincetonUniversity.Firsthewasaprofessor.Thenhewasuniversitypresident.Next,Wilsonwaselectedgovernoro

3、fthestateofNewJersey.HisearlysuccessasgovernormadehimaleadingcandidatefortheDemocraticpresidentialnominationinnineteentwelve.Wilsontraveledwidelyaroundthecountryduringthecampaign.Hemadespeechestomanygroups.HetriedtomakehimselfandhisideasknowntoasmanyAmericansaspossible.HARRYMONROE:Wi

4、lsoncalledhisprogram"theNewFreedom."OneofhiscampaignpromiseswastofightforbetterconditionsforAmerica'ssmallbusinessowners.SuchproposalshelpedhimwintheDemocraticnominationforpresident.ThenhedefeatedPresidentWilliamHowardTaftandformerpresidentTheodoreRooseveltintheelection.WoodrowWilson

5、,theformerpresidentofauniversity,hadbecomethepresidentofanation.loc.govAcrowdgatheringfortheWoodrowWilson'sinaugurationparadein1913ThelargestcrowdinWashington,D.C.'shistorywelcomedWilsonoutsidetheCapitolBuildingonthedayofhisinauguration.HecalledontheAmericanpeopletojoinhiminmakingthe

6、countryabetterplace."Ourduty,"Wilsonsaid,"istocorrecttheevilwithouthurtingthegood.Icallallhonestmen,allpatriotic,allforward-lookingmentomyside."4KAYGALANT:Wilsonwastednotime.HeimmediatelycalledaspecialsessionofCongresstoactonDemocraticcampaignpromisestoreduceimporttaxes,ortariffs.Wil

7、sonfeltstronglyabouttheneedtoreformthesetaxes.HebroketraditionbyleavingtheWhiteHousetoappearbeforeCongress,inperson,toappealforhistariffproposals.ManymembersofCongressopposedWilson'splans.ButthenewpresidentusedtheresultsofaSenateinvestigationtowinthefight.Theinvestigationshowedthatan

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