William Howard Taft

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In fact, Roosevelt was busy signing new National Forests into existence only hours before the inauguration of his successor, William Howard Taft. There is much to admire in Roosevelt, and the book is a lively read about this larger-than-life...

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...Walker Bush, a future envoy to China, had his Grumman Avenger shot down. And before becoming America's 27th president, William Howard Taft governed the Philippines for about as many years as child Obama lived in Indonesia. In May 1900,...

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...House member from Danville, Illinois. Gurney served as Speaker for 8 years under Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, earning the nickname, "The Czar of the House." He was re-elected 23 times from 1872 to 1920, losing...

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...Time zones. In 1886, the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, died in New York. In 1909, President William Howard Taft ordered two warships to Nicaragua, a day after the government of President Jose Santos Zelaya...

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...autobiography on the back cover that he has been an advisor to every American president since William Howard Taft. To put it in perspective, Taft was president from 1909-1913. When appearing on a radio show one morning, the host, having...

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Other presidents have spent meaningful time living in "Pacific" areas outside the continental U.S. As John Pitney reminds us, William Howard Taft was governor-general of the Philippines; Dwight Eisenhower had military postings in the...

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President William Howard Taft visited the house in November 1909. Move into the house where President William Howard Taft once came to dinner. Bring $ 1.65 million with you. That's the asking price of this mansion in Norfolk's historic...

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...problem. Author: President Taft got bum rap By Howard Wilkinson hwilkinson@enquirer.com November 1, 2009 If William Howard Taft, the Cincinnatian who reached the presidency of the United States 100 years ago, is largely overlooked or...

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