as you continue up, you will come across other governors, perhaps most notable, charles edison, the son of thomas edison, who served as governor for one term in world war ii. as we make our way to the governor's office, we walk arch, that is the original location of the front door of the 1792 statehouse. as we pass through the arch, you will see a second arch. the first arch was the front door and the second was the back door. you get a sense of how small the original 1792 construction was . as the state grew, population grew, government grew and the building did, as well. we just entered the governor's reception room. this room was built in 1871. this is used as the governor's reception room. it is also where the governor holds press conferences. anytime you see the governor of new jersey at the statehouse, it is usually right behind the podium. woodrow wilson was the only new jersey governor to become president. the portrait of wilson that hangs in the statehouse is his gubernatorial portrait. wilson would use this room as a reception room. we are standing in the legislative wing of t

thomas edison form ad commission of scientific preparedness to get science organized. they had chapters in 48 states. charles mayo, of the famous mayo clinic had medical preparedness. columbia university had a pacifist president in 1916, sent out a memo to the faculty of explaining army's g status whatever it was in 1916 and where on the g staff system their services could best help the country in time of emergency. in 1916 and every single member of columbia's faculty agreed to put their names on the list this is ad from at&t, from bell telegraph, in the fall of 1915, very early on, fall of 1915 that says, we are prepared. in the little semicircle that is paul revere, 1775. the bigger picture is the united states army staff officer, 1916, behind him is a map that says, the bell telephone system. and the text reads in part, in its wonderful preparedness to inform its citizens after national need the united states stands alone and unequaled. it can command the entire bell telephone system which completely covers our country with its network of wires. the message is, corporationing will be the new paul revere.