without further do, william hazlegrove. [applause] mr. hazelgrove: thank you for coming and for the national trust for letting me speak here. i want to start with an overview and then we will go through the story, i will probably talk like i write, i just go off. there was an interesting quote that threw me, which was that edith wilson was almost the president. i thought it was a strange thing to say. i will read a little bit from the book. "insisting she never made a single decision on public affairs, ms. wilson failed to acknowledge the commanding nature of her role. she executed the physical and most of the mental duties of the office. it is wilson did not become the first female president as some asserted, but she came close. she considered herself more a lady in waiting to her husband than an executive." that set me off to the papers of woodrow wilson. first thing i started to notice, i thought i would approaches like this -- how ill was woodrow wilson? you would have to have a power vacuum to take over the presidency. i read everyth

relegated to second tier when talking about her husband, so it is a pleasure tonight to have william hazlegrove here to share his thoughts on her contributions to history. his new book is a look at her role after wilson suffered his stroke. this is just one of 13 of his books. toks will be available purchase and i'm sure he would be happy to sign them. please be sure to connect with us through our website and social media so we can keep you up-to-date on our upcoming events and exhibitions. we will open our latest exhibition on october 28. at the 1916 and 2016 elections. most popular events, vintage game nights, is coming up. please ask a staff member on how to get involved. william haz er do, legrove. [applause] mr. hazelgrove: thank you for coming and for the national trust for letting me speak here. i want to start with an overview and then we will go through the story, i will probably talk like , i just go off. there was an interesting quote thatthrew me, which was edith wilson was almost the president. i thought it was a strange thing to say. i will read a little bit from the book. "insist