Actually Wilson suffered a stroke and his wife took over and wasn’t able to continue implementing all of Woodrows BS. That’s what saved us from more damage.
The CBS Sunday Morning Show had a segment this morning on a book about Wilson that was written more like a hagiography than reliable history. It noted the reality of his wife running things during his incapacitation but failed to note this was with the obvious complicity of the media. That incident eventually led to a constitutional amendment to cover the situation.