to bryn mawr. he like teaching there and like more thanat bryn mawr eleanor did. that was in 1890. he became the most popular professor there. he was one of two stars of the faculty. there was an intrigue among the trustees. in 1902.osen president he tried to reform princeton and succeeded a bit and felt quite a bit. bit.iled quite a he got stymied when he was offered the governorship. he became a reformer. that made him a front-runner early. he made a remarkable transition into years. he went from being the university president, to governor of new jersey, to president. he was a very effective governor. wilson is one of these people who succeeded at everything he ever did. he was a great scholar. he is a great university president. he was the best-known university president of his time. he ranked among the best governors. he was an effective president. >> we love the interconnections here. --ver cleveland wants to went to princeton. is it true that the families knew each other and the children play together? >> i do not know that the children play together but the families knew eac

he was in the first cohort of professors when bryn mawr college opened its doors to just women. he was not very happy they are teaching just women. even unhappier with mrs. wilson. they soon married, for the obvious reason i think. but also, she thought they were not quite worthy of her has been. he got another pair, this time teaching history and political science at wesley college in middletown, connecticut. after another few years he got the call he'd been secretly hoping for the wizard going to have a political career that was a job offer from princeton. wilson returned to his alma mater where he took the school by storm, rather as he had as an undergraduate, but this time he became the most dynamic present, not obey on this campus, but in this small town and increasingly in the stated new jersey. as he increasingly becomes a public figure, an intellectual, someone who writes books and letters and he is traveling all the country. so he has becoming a rather famous thinker in the country and that's quite something because in 1902, he proved himself so indispensable after 12 y

her daughter was at bryn mawr. charles was at the taft school that taft's brother ran in so they were not as charming and exciting as little theirn and archie with ponies and taking him upstairs in the white house and all the pranks that they did. >> we promised you more about the cherry blossoms. >> when helen taft became first lady, she had the cherry trees planted around the tidal basin. the tidal basin was a mess. peoplewas a speedway. raised their carriages at a top speed of 15 miles an hour. there was nothing to draw people or to make it a beautiful place for people to gather and enjoy nature. helen taft wanted to change that. one of the first things she did when she became first lady was to ask for trees to be planted. they were requested from nurseries in pennsylvania. the japanese heard about her interest and they decided to give 2000 trees to the united states from the city of tokyo to the city of washington as a gift honoring the american support of 2000n. treesarrived in january of 1910 and everyone was

was at bryn mawr.as at the taft school taft's brother ran in connecticut. >> we promised you more about the cherry blossoms. one helen taft -- one helen taft became first lady, she had the cherry trees landed around the tidal basin. the tidal basin was a mess. there was a speedway. there was nothing to draw people or to make it a beautiful place for people to gather and enjoy nature. helen taft wanted to change that. one of the first thing she did when she became first lady was to asked for trees to be planted. they were requested from nurseries in pennsylvania. the japanese heard about her interest and they decided to give 2000 trees to the united states from the city of tokyo to the city of washington as a gift honoring the american support of japan. they arrived in the jan -- they arrived in january of 1910. taft made the decision that they would have to be burned. the japanese were very accommodating and understanding and sent 3000 trees, which arrived in 1912. this is the north section of the tida

he liked the women at bryn mawr better than ellen did. she objected to the modern woman that he did. he got back to princeton in 1890, became the most popular professor there. basically, he was one of two real stars of the faculty. there was some intrigue among the trustees and everything to get him to the presidency, that he got chosen president in 1902. then he tried to reform princeton and succeeded a bit and failed quite a bit and really got stymied when the new jersey bosses came along and offered him the nomination for the governorship heard he took it from them and then turned on them immediately and became a reformer. a lot of things made him a front runner quite early, so he made a remarkable transition. in two years he went from being a university president to being president. the governorship was just a small interlude. wilson is one of those people with the exception of a lock, who succeeded in everything he did. he is one of the great lyrical scientists. he was a great scholar, a great university president. he was the best-kn

he liked the women at bryn mawr better than ellen did. she objected to the modern woman that he did. he got back to princeton in 1890, became the most popular professor there. basically, he was one of two real stars of the faculty. there was some intrigue among the trustees and everything to get him to the presidency, that he got chosen president in 1902. then he tried to reform princeton and succeeded a bit and failed quite a bit and really got stymied when the new jersey bosses came along and offered him the nomination for the governorship heard he took it from them and then turned on them immediately and became a reformer. a lot of things made him a front runner quite early, so he made a remarkable transition. in two years he went from being to beingity president president. the governorship was just a small interlude. wilson is one of those people of a lock,ception who succeeded in everything he did. he is one of the great lyrical scientists. he was a great scholar, a great university president. he was the best-known and most effective