The real Woodrow Wilson

"In 1993, as Link was concluding the publication of the last of 69 volumes of The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, journalist James Robert Carroll sat down with him to talk about his life's work and the man at its center. This book, which is that engaging conversation, explores Wilson the man, the politician, the historical figure and the legacy.". "The story of the assembly of the Wilson papers is told here, too. It is an equally compelling tale of dogged perseverance, the job of discovery and marvelous luck.". "As Link makes clear, Wilson's defeat on the League was rooted not in intransigent idealism but in well-hidden medical calamities that came upon him when he most needed his strength and skills. On this unfortunate happenstance of nature was built the future catastrophes and global political upheavals of the rest of the Twentieth Century."--BOOK JACKET.