William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Bar Harbor
- Educated at
- Taft School
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Trending topics shown first"There is only one thing I wast to say about Ohio that has a political tinge, and that is that I think a mistake has been made of recent years in Ohio in failing to continue as our representatives the …"
"The truth is that in my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president."
"Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken with out developing new evils requiring new remedies."
"The welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country."
"The diplomacy of the present administration has sought to respond to modern ideas of commercial intercourse. This policy has been characterized as substituting dollars for bullets. It is one that appe…"
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Timeline
1915
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Died
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