Editing Woodrow Wilson (section)

== Final years and death (1921–1924) ==
[[File:Wilson funeral, 2-6-24 LOC npcc.10360.jpg|thumb|Funeral procession of the late former president Woodrow Wilson arrives at the Washington National Cathedral]]
[[File:Woodrow Wilson tomb 2.jpg|thumb|The final resting place of Woodrow Wilson at Washington National Cathedral]]
After the end of his second term in 1921, Wilson and his wife moved from the [[White House]] to a townhouse in the [[Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District|Kalorama]] section of [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Berg (2013), pp. 697–698, 703–704</ref> He continued to follow politics as President Harding and the Republican Congress repudiated membership in the League of Nations, cut taxes, and raised tariffs.<ref>Berg (2013), p. 713</ref> In 1921, Wilson opened a law practice with former secretary of state [[Bainbridge Colby]]. Wilson showed up the first day but never returned, and the practice was closed by the end of 1922. Wilson tried writing, and he produced a few short essays after enormous effort; they "marked a sad finish to a formerly great literary career."<ref>Cooper 2009, p. 585.</ref> He declined to write memoirs, but frequently met with [[Ray Stannard Baker]], who wrote a three-volume biography of Wilson that was published in 1922.<ref>Berg (2013), pp. 698, 706, 718</ref> In August 1923, Wilson attended the funeral of his successor, Warren Harding.<ref name="cooper581590">Cooper (2009), pp. 581–590</ref> On November 10, 1923, Wilson made his last national address, delivering a short [[Armistice Day]] radio speech from the library of his home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/14wilson/14facts3.htm |title=NPS.gov |publisher=NPS.gov |date=November 10, 1923 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org/index.asp?section=timeline&file=timelinesearch_day&id=612 |title=Woodrowwilsonhouse.org |publisher=Woodrowwilsonhouse.org |access-date=November 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125095446/http://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org/index.asp?section=timeline&file=timelinesearch_day&id=612 |archive-date=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>

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Wilson's health did not markedly improve after leaving office,<ref>Berg (2013), pp. 711, 728</ref> declining rapidly in January 1924. He died on February 3, 1924, at the age of 67. The president and first lady, [[Calvin Coolidge|Calvin]] and [[Grace Coolidge]], attended the funeral as did former first lady [[Florence Harding]]. Former first lady [[Helen Herron Taft]] represented her husband, Chief Justice and former president [[William Howard Taft]], who was too ill to attend the service. Also among the 2,000 guests invited were 11 senators, many members of the House of Representatives, and several foreign dignitaries.<ref>Berg (2013), pp. 735–738</ref> Wilson was interred in [[Washington National Cathedral]], being the only president whose final resting place lies within the nation's capital.<ref>John Whitcomb, Claire Whitcomb. ''Real Life at the White House'', p. 262. Routledge, 2002, {{ISBN|0-415-93951-8}}</ref>