President Wilson Becomes First U.S. POTUS To Travel To Europe Tuesday, 4 December 2012 · by hanspostcard · in American History, Presidents, War, World War I. · On this day in 1918 our most overrated POTUS Woodrow Wilson set sail to Versailles, France for the World War I Peace talks. He would become the first president to travel to Europe while in office. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like Loading... Related