ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən, wˈʊd wʌzɐ lˈiːdɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈaɪt ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kənsˈɜːvətˌɪzəm mˈuːvmənt fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z æz wˈɛl æz ɐ kˈiː faɪnˈænʃəl bˈækɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə fˈɜːst kəmˈɪɾi pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
A Republican, Wood was a leader in the Old Right American Conservatism movement from the 1920s through the 1960s as well as a key financial backer of the America First Committee prior to the United States' entry into World War II.