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Just after his election as U.S President in 1912,he visited an aunt who was almost deaf. She asked how he was employed now and he bellowed into her ear trumpet that he was now the President of the USA.
“Of what?”
“Of the USA,” Wilson shouted back.
The old lady snorted, ”Don’t be silly.”
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While governor of New Jersey, he was informed that one of the senators from that state had died. Shortly thereafter he received a call from a New Jersey politician who said,” Governor, I’d like to take the senator’s place.”
“That is perfectly agreeable to me,” said Wilson, ”if it’s agreeable to the undertaker.”
compiler:benny

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