Tag Archives: Chief Justice William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft and the Supreme Court Building

While two Presidents served in the Legislative Branch post-presidentially (JQ Adams and Andrew Johnson), only one ex-POTUS served in the Judiciary. Cincinnati Patrician Politician William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was Cincinnati-born to a prosperous Ohio transplanted family with a strong Republican … Continue reading

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Calvin Coolidge: The Three Oaths

Succession Wars Throughout history, and perhaps even to include Biblical times, if leadership does not pass to a successor freely and with general support, there is chaos. Perhaps civil wars. Some last a long time. Back then, wars were not … Continue reading

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