Woodrow Wilson to John Grier Hibben
Title
Woodrow Wilson to John Grier Hibben
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25313
Date
1918 October 26
Description
President Wilson writes to the president of Princeton that he does not want any fanfare for his voting on Election Day.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Princeton University
Election Day
Voting
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear President Hibben,
It is kind of you to think of making special preparations for my visit to Princeton on the fifth of November, to vote, but I have a peculiar feeling about voting. I of course do not vote as President but as a private citizen, and it suits my feeling in the matter better than anything else to have no official attention of any kind paid to my visit. It gives the proper tone, it seems to me, to what is really a private act, and I would be very much obliged if my wishes in the matter might be observed.
Sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
President John Grier Hibben,
Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey.
It is kind of you to think of making special preparations for my visit to Princeton on the fifth of November, to vote, but I have a peculiar feeling about voting. I of course do not vote as President but as a private citizen, and it suits my feeling in the matter better than anything else to have no official attention of any kind paid to my visit. It gives the proper tone, it seems to me, to what is really a private act, and I would be very much obliged if my wishes in the matter might be observed.
Sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
President John Grier Hibben,
Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey.
Original Format
Letter
To
Hibben, John Grier, 1861-1933
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to John Grier Hibben,” 1918 October 26, WWP25313, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.