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By Peri E. Arnold. Historians acknowledge that William Howard Taft had a challenging task as President: living up to the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt. It did not help that his political experience and skills were limited and that he was naturally critical of his own abilities. His biographers generally agree that his gigantic appetite reflected ...
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. He was graduated from Yale University in 1878 and from Cincinnati Law School in 1880. Taft began his career in private practice in Cincinnati. After serving as an assistant prosecutor and a Judge of the Ohio Superior Court, he was appointed Solicitor General of the United ...
William Howard Taft takes the oath of office, becoming the twenty-seventh President of the United States. Taft had been handpicked by his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, and trusted to carry through Theodore Roosevelt's progressivism. Not surprisingly, Taft makes many references to his “distinguished predecessor” in his inaugural address.
William Howard Taft ( 15. syyskuuta 1857 – 8. maaliskuuta 1930) oli Yhdysvaltojen 27. presidentti vuosina 1909–1913 ja korkeimman oikeuden puheenjohtaja vuosina 1921–1930. Hän kuului republikaanipuolueeseen. Taft on ainoa henkilö, joka on toiminut sekä Yhdysvaltain presidenttinä että korkeimman oikeuden tuomarina.
William Howard Taft was elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have served in both of these offices. Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the ...
A Wikimédia Commons tartalmaz William Howard Taft témájú médiaállományokat. William Howard Taft ( 1857. szeptember 15. – 1930. március 8.) az Amerikai Egyesült Államok 27. elnöke. 1909-től 1913-ig töltötte be az elnöki tisztséget. Az egyetlen elnök, aki a Egyesült Államok Legfelsőbb Bíróságának főbírája tisztségét ...
The Friends of the William Howard Taft National Historic Site (Friends of the Taft Legacy) are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and promoting community awareness of William Howard Taft and his family’s values. The Friends were originally formed in 1983 to help with the restoration and preservation of the historic ...
