Visits to Presidential Sites

28th President, 1913-1921 Wilson's birthplace and museum/library are located on the same site in Staunton, Virginia. The Garden The museum There was a World War I exhibit on the lower level. Woodrow Wilson is the only President to date to have earned a Ph.D. He is one of four presidents to have received the Nobel Peace Prize (along with Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama). "There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed."  

5th President, 1817-1825 James Monroe was born here in Westmoreland County, Virginia. One of three presidents who died on July 4 (John Adams & Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826), Monroe's gravesite is unique and ornate, and can be found in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.  "The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil."