Editing Woodrow Wilson (section)

==== 1920 election ====
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[[File:ElectoralCollege1920.svg|thumb|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential nominee [[Warren G. Harding]] defeated Democratic nominee James Cox in the [[1920 United States presidential election]].]]
Despite his medical incapacity, Wilson wanted to run for a third term. While the [[1920 Democratic National Convention]] strongly endorsed Wilson's policies, Democratic leaders refused, nominating instead a ticket consisting of Governor [[James M. Cox]] and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt.<ref name="cooper565569">Cooper (2009), pp. 565–569.</ref> The Republicans centered their campaign around opposition to Wilson's policies, with Senator Warren G. Harding promising a "[[return to normalcy]]". Wilson largely stayed out of the campaign, although he endorsed Cox and continued to advocate for U.S. membership in the League of Nations. Harding won the election in a landslide, capturing over 60% of the popular vote and winning every state [[solid South|outside of the South]].<ref>Cooper (2009), pp. 569–572.</ref> Wilson met with Harding for tea on his last day in office, March 3, 1921. Due to his health, Wilson was unable to attend [[Inauguration of Warren G. Harding|the inauguration]].<ref>Berg (2013), pp. 700–701.</ref>

On December 10, 1920, Wilson was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize "for his role as founder of the League of Nations".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1919/summary/|title=The Nobel Peace Prize 1919|website=Nobel Prize|publisher=The Nobel Prize Institute|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1919/wilson/facts/|title=Woodrow Wilson Facts|website=Nobel Prize|publisher=The Nobel Prize Institute|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Wilson became the [[List of heads of state and government Nobel laureates|second sitting United States president]] after Theodore Roosevelt to become a [[Nobel Peace Laureates|Nobel Peace Laureate]].<ref>{{cite web|<!--author=History.com Editors|-->date=November 16, 2009|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-awarded-nobel-peace-prize|title=Woodrow Wilson awarded Nobel Peace Prize|website=History|publisher=A&E Television Networks|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
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