Tag Archives: President William H Taft

William Howard Taft and the Supreme Court Building

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Feather Foster

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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Andrew Jackson: The Big Cheese

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Feather Foster

General/President Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a wild boy, devoid of blood relatives by his teens, self made into a frontier attorney, further self made into a gambler, speculator, planter, brawler, duelist, legislator, and finally soldier, became a household … Continue reading →

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Hodgenville: The First Lincoln Memorial

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Feather Foster

More than a decade before the magnificent temple dedicated to the memory of the 16th President was built in Washington, DC… The Birth Place…ish … a fine new-classical Greek temple was designed, built and dedicated to house the birthplace and … Continue reading →

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