The four volumes of The Intimate Papers of Colonel House began to appear in 1926, two years after Wilson died. Early in the Wilson administration, Colonel House had remarked that he had just one object and purpose in life, and that was to present Woodrow Wilson to the world as he really was in all his greatness. However, when The Intimate Papers appeared, they represented Colonel House as the inspiration, the originator, and almost the dictator …showed first 75 words of 943 total…

…showed last 75 words of 943 total…be close and confidential. Colonel House was willing to compromise, and President Wilson, with his iron will, refused to make any compromise whatsoever. The disappointment in his old friend had its part in impairing the President's health. After he was stricken in America and lay in a sickbed, someone said something to him about writing to Colonel House, but Wilson simply turned and said: "don't mention House to me any more. The door is closed."