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Wilson nominates Lindley M. Garrison as Secretary of War

Wilson nominated Lindley M. Garrison to be Secretary of War.

Wilson nominates Lindley M. Garrison as Secretary of War

Garrison’s selection placed a civilian overseer over the Army at a time of growing international tensions and would influence Army policy leading up to U.S. involvement in World War I.

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