Who Irs Form 13844 Historical 2025

Welcome to the making of a nation. American history in VOA special English. A new leader stood before the American people on March 4th, 1913. He was Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. Wilson belonged to the Democratic Party. He was progressive in his belief that government should take an active part in efforts for social reforms. This week in our series, Kay Gallant and Harry Monroe begin the story of Wilson's presidency. Woodrow Wilson had spent most of his life at Princeton University. First, he was a professor, then he was the university president. Next, Wilson was elected governor of the state of New Jersey. His early success as governor made him a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912. Wilson traveled widely around the country during the campaign. He made speeches to many groups, trying to make himself and his ideas known to as many Americans as possible. Wilson called his program the "New Freedom." One of his campaign promises was to fight for better conditions for America's small business owners. Such proposals helped him win the Democratic nomination for president. He then defeated President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt in the election. Woodrow Wilson, the former president of a university, had become the president of a nation. The largest crowd in Washington, D.C.'s history welcomed Wilson outside the Capitol building on the day of his inauguration. He called on the American people to join him in making the country a better place. "Our duty," Wilson said, "is to correct the evil without hurting the good. I call all honest men, all patriotic, all forward-looking men to my side." Wilson wasted no time. He immediately called a special session of Congress to act on Democratic campaign promises to reduce import...