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Lesson 13
Read the editorial about Edith Wilson below. Use the Close Reading and
the Hint to help you answer the question.
White House Deception
Genre: Editorial
by Jose Gonzales
History may remember Edith Wilson as the United States' first
female president, but what it fails to mention is the elaborate
deception she orchestrated. When her husband, President Wilson,
suffered a serious stroke, Edith swooped in to "help." She
purposefully misled Congress about the seriousness of his
condition. Then she used the opportunity to exercise head-of-state
powers, such as signing official orders and writing decrees in her
own hand. History must not look favorably upon this hijacking
of the government. To speak with the president's voice is, at
best, dishonest.
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Show Your Thinking
Explain what words and phrases you used to infer the author's point of view in the above text.