first term and he married edith wilson, who was a socialite. and she was anti suffrage occasionally of theory will be sort of floated that. maybe he came around because of her influence. there is. no evidence for that. any public statements she made was anti suffrage. his daughters were a little more sympathetic. but edith was not now by the end of his second term, wilson had had a pretty devastating stroke. and edith wilson was running his administration much more than i think we will ever know. and i don't think there's some cache of papers somewhere that will show us how powerful edith wilson was. i think that will always remain a secret. but she was the power behind the throne. definitely the last of his administration. and there is no to think that she's the one who finally said, actually should vote. he re i know it would be a great story. he really came around to the lukewarm degree. he came around it all for totally political expediency, really reasons. he realized that it was going to happen and he thought the democratic party should g

woodrow wilson, edith wilson. i note she first was very excited beforeef she married president nixon at a conference on social services in new york at the waldorf astoria, met mrs. and then, of course, was very close to mamie eisenhower and filled in for mrs. eisenhower during those eight years of the eisenhower presidency. so she was very sensitive to the role of first lady. but i'm wondering, bob, if you could tell us just a little bit about the visit back and how she very sensitively helped the arrange for the visit of mrs. oma a ssis and her kids. >> sure. mrs. kennedy, when she left the white house after president kennedy's assassination, had not returned to the house at all many invitations from president johnson to do so. but when the portraits of the president and mrs. kennedy were ready to be hung in the white house, normally there'd be a ceremony where the family could come and see the official reception and hanging. these portraits. but mrs. if kennedy did not want to comeck back. so mrs. nixon said, yo

woodrow wilson, edith wilson and i know she first was very excited before she married president nixon at a a conference on. social services in new york at the waldorf astoria met mrs. roosevelt. so and then of course was very close to mamie eisenhower filled in for mrs. eisenhower. those eight years of the eisenhower. so she was a very sensitive to the role of first lady. but i'm wondering, bob, if you could tell us just a little bit about the the visit back and how she very helped to arrange for the visit of mrs. onassis in her kids tour. mrs. kennedy. when she left the white house, president kennedy's assassination had not returned to house at all and despite many invitations from president johnson to do so. but when the portraits of the president and mrs. kennedy were ready to be hung in the white house, normally there would be ceremony where the family come in and see the official reception and of these portraits. but mrs. kennedy, then mrs. onassis did, not want to come back. so nixon said, you know, why don't you bring your two children, just the three of you, we'll have a priva