Pete Wilson
Peter Barton “Pete” Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the 36th governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator (1983–1991), eleven years as Mayor of San Diego (1971–1983) and four years as a California State Assemblyman (1967–1971).
Read more about Pete Wilson: Early Life, Mayor of San Diego, United States Senator, Governor of California, Energy Deregulation, Presidential Campaign (1996), Banking, Teaching, and Corporate Advisory Career, Honors and Awards
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“I must beg you to indulge me in the matter of hyphens.... You will find that I have marked out a great many in the proofs. We are in danger of Germanizing our printing by using them so much, and I have a very decided preference in the matter.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)