Wilson and Roosevelt: Who Created the Modern Presidency This paper examines the origin of the modern presidency. Modern presidents, much more than traditional presidents, are expected to initiate and seek support for legislative action. In the arena of foreign policy, Roosevelt's nationalism eventually lost out to Wilson's internationalism. The United States became a world power along idealist lines. Wilson bundled these Anglo-American ideas together and presented them as the solution the world was seeking. Wilson feared a second world war after experiencing the horrors of the first. International liberalism was a towering presence in the post-Cold War world. It was the world's orthodoxy. 13 pgs. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Pages: 13 Bibliography: 7 source(s) listed Filename: 10308 Wilson Roosevelt Presidency.doc Price: 116.35