Wilson's best hope against Roosevelt was to crisscross the country, speaking directly to the voters about a "New Freedom" designed to help what he called "the man on the make." This was a middle ...

This was called the “New Freedom” agenda. Under Woodrow Wilson, the national debt increased by 722.2% from 1913 to 1921, an average annual change of about $2.6 billion, or 30.1% per year.

Woodrow Wilson settled into his new job as president with a deep sense of mission. His domestic program, called the New Freedom, sought to extend opportunity to all, and wrest power away from ...