Tag Archives: William Howard Taft

Presidents and Exes: Part III

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Feather Foster

Exes and Woes of the Nineteen-Teens Theodore: Fore and Aft It stands to reason that our youngest and most vigorous President would have strong relationships with his predecessors and successors. But by the time TR ascended to the Presidency in … Continue reading →

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Pigskin Library

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Feather Foster

Being a POTUS is a hard act to follow. The Young Retiree Theodore Roosevelt was our youngest President, only 42 when he took office. After seven-and-a-half years, declaring that he would not seek a third term, he was also our … Continue reading →

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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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Calvin Coolidge: The Three Oaths

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Feather Foster

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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Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History 

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Feather Foster

A Book Review Political beings, as a whole, are generally outgoing souls, with a long retinue of friends, ranging from pleasant how-ya-doin’ acquaintances to long-standing trusted companions. Presidents, at the top of the political pecking order, are no exception. Author … Continue reading →

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William Howard Taft: Illness in The Philippines

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Feather Foster

After the War With Spain, the remnants of its empire fell into our hands. The USA as an Empire By and large, most people in the United States were extremely lukewarm about inheriting Spanish colonies following the mercifully short Spanish … Continue reading →

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TR and the Bull Moose Assassin

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Feather Foster

TR: Ex-POTUS When Theodore Roosevelt retired after seven-and-a-half years of the presidency, he was only fifty. Too young. Too vigorous. Too antsy. In a phrase, Too Theodore. He had hand-picked his successor and good friend, William Howard Taft, to carry … Continue reading →

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The Third Battle of the Bills: Taft & Bryan

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Feather Foster

In 1908, William Jennings Bryan was once again the Democratic Candidate against… William Howard Taft President Theodore Roosevelt had been in the White House for 7-and-a-half years. He had been elected as VP under Republican William McKinley in his second … Continue reading →

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Nellie Taft Writes Her Memoirs

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Feather Foster

This is a sad story with a delayed happier ending. Nellie: Discovering the Ambition Helen (Nellie) Herron (1861-1943) was smart as a whip, and as ambitious as Caesar. She had the ambition to want things, and the ambition to work … Continue reading →

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Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Every so often, dreams do come true. Even in politics Ex-President Taft: A Public Career William Howard Taft (1857-1932) spent his entire life in public service: as judge, as Solicitor General, as Governor of the Philippines, as Cabinet member and … Continue reading →

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