From Wilson to Obama and Beyond

Election Day, 1912. Miriam and her family in Blue Thread search the night sky:

Red lights on the corners of the building’s massive tower flashed the signal that Mr. Wilson had won the presidency. The red and white lights on The Morning Oregonian tower and the horizontal sweep of searchlights across Council Crest confirmed the news.”

Several months later, Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the oath of office to Woodrow Wilson on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. Look at that crowd!

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