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Marries Edith Bolling Galt in White House ceremony

President Woodrow Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt in a private ceremony at the White House on December 18, 1915.

The marriage brought a new First Lady whose close companionship and influence became politically and personally significant for Wilson, especially during his post-1919 illness and the remainder of his presidency.

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