Woodrow Wilson to Bella W. Shope
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Bella W. Shope
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP15042
Date
1916 December 5
Description
Woodrow Wilson writes Bella Shope to thank her for her encouraging words following Wilson's re-election as President.
Source
Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York Historical Society, New York
Text
My dear Cousin:
Your note was very welcome and I thank you for it very warmly.You may be sure that no personal desire of mine prompted me to run again. I was willing only because it seemed to me that it was necessary for me to do so in order to hold together what had already been accomplished. I must admit that I look forward to the next four years with something of a sinking heart, because I am afraid the problems of those years may be even more difficult than the problems of the years that have gone by, but no one who is serving this great nation can afford to have a faint heart.With warmest appreciation,
Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson
Your note was very welcome and I thank you for it very warmly.You may be sure that no personal desire of mine prompted me to run again. I was willing only because it seemed to me that it was necessary for me to do so in order to hold together what had already been accomplished. I must admit that I look forward to the next four years with something of a sinking heart, because I am afraid the problems of those years may be even more difficult than the problems of the years that have gone by, but no one who is serving this great nation can afford to have a faint heart.With warmest appreciation,
Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson
Original Format
Letter
To
Bella W. Shope
Files
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Bella W. Shope,” 1916 December 5, WWP15042, Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History Woodrow Wilson Documents, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.