Address of the President of the United States, delivered at a joint session of the two houses of Congress | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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GLC#: GLC02904
Type: Books & pamphlets
Date: 2 April 1917
Author/Creator: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Title: Address of the President of the United States, delivered at a joint session of the two houses of Congress
Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15.1 cm

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Asks Congress to declare war against Germany. Marks the beginning of the American involvement in World War I.

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Address of the President of the United States, delivered at a joint session of the two houses of Congress