United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire. Congress responded with the declaration on April 6.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1919
President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917.
Sen. Robert La Follette in 1912
Robert Marion La Follette Sr., was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. A Republican for most of his life, he ran for president of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history".
La Follette after 1905
Robert M. La Follette's college yearbook photo, 1879
La Follette addressing a large Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, Illinois, 1905
La Follette in 1908