william+taft

President Taft was the 26th president of the United States. He was the only president to go on to seve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House. Large, jovial, conscientious, he was caught in the intense battles between Progressives and conservatives. As president, Taft came to be regarded by the progressives as as conservative. His record, however, was more complex and many important progressive reforms were implemented during his administration. In particular more trusts were dismantelled during the 4 years of the Taft administration than the 8 years of the Roosevelt administration. His wife Nellie was a particularly interesting first lady was has been largely ignored by historians.

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