Elegant pair of formal White House wedding announcements issued by President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson for the marriages of two of their daughters:
Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Francis Bowes Sayre, announced for November 25, 1913
Eleanor Randolph Wilson to William Gibbs McAdoo (Secretary of the Treasury), announced for May 7, 1914
Both are printed on cream cardstock with the embossed Great Seal of the United States at top center. The set includes the original White House envelope postmarked May 7, 1914, addressed to Miss Bruce Williams, 1818 H Street, Washington, D.C., and affixed with a 2-cent red Washington stamp. Each announcement approximately 6.5" x 5.5" folded; envelope approximately 6" x 3.5"
These are not invitations to the weddings but official family announcements, uncommonly encountered as a matched set. Both ceremonies took place at the White House, making them exceptional pieces of presidential family memorabilia.
Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election. As President, Wilson changed the nation's economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.
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