dr. grayson that messages were getting in and out of the president's sick room. and, again, scholars are telling us now that it was generally only that four-month period between october of 1919 and then just after the first of the year when wilson regained his ability to sit up and to attend to matters directly. so that whole issue of, was edith wilson the first president of the united states, certainly warrants a lot more scholarship. however, i certainly believe that she was basically stewarding the health of her husband, and not running the country. here in the dining room, again, we have it set for a small family meal. edith was a member of the bolling family of virginia. a large virginia family. her mother still lived in washington, d.c., and as i mentioned earlier, her brother, john randolph bolling actually lived here on s street. so they were frequent guests to the house. wilson's physician dr. grayson was also a frequent visitor to the house along with his wife would dine on many occasions here in the household. wilson's daughter margaret who was living

dr. grayson was also a frequent visitor to the house along with his wife would dine on many occasions here in the household. wilson's daughter margaret who was living in new york would be a frequent visitor as woodrow's other daughters. jesse, who married a promising diplomat named francis bowes sayre and eleanor mcadoo, and the kitchen is on the ground floor of the house. so isaac and mary scott who the wilsons brought with them from the white house service continued to help maintain the house and cook the meals. the service pantry is towards the weathered door towards the back of the room and very, very a formal house. edith may have called this a small home suited to the needs of a gentleman, but there are 28 rooms in this small house, and though the scale is small and comfortable, it's a rather large house. wilson enjoyed as a southerner born in virginia, grew up in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, enjoyed his hams. each meal was always started with a soup. edith wilson was particularly fond of mock turtle soup. there were always cheese straws and various other tid bits on the