2007-04-08 11:10:33 · 7 answers · asked by Piphani C 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
William Howard Taft
Reluctantly - - - William much preferred dabbling in the Law and only entered politics prodded by his wife - - - his wife whispered into Teddy Roosevelt's ear the notion that Taft would be a good surrogate while Roosevelt indulged in a passion for Big Game Hunting. Elected in 1908 to serve the 31st Term as America's Executive he was a better than average President, likable & competent and despite his great girth a majority of Americans liked him - - -
But then Roosevelt returned from Africa, unhappy, itching to climb back on the Presidential Saddle.
Taft did not step aside - - - wife firmly at his side, he remained the Republican Nominee, much closer to the heart & soul of The Republican Party than the upstart New Yorker - - - and so Teddy started up his own party, this split The Republican Base and assurred the election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Oddly enough in spite of Helen Tafts ambition a health condition forced her to forgo all of the imagined pleasures of being First Lady of the Land ..
Later on a much revilled President, Warren Harding appointed Taft to the job that he had truly wanted, a seat on the Supreme Court and job he enjoyed to the day that he died...
Peace....
2007-04-08 11:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Howard Taft President from 1909-1993
2007-04-08 18:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Howard Taft
Twenty-Seventh President (27th)
1909-1913
Born: September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died: March 8, 1930 in Washington D.C. he married Helen Herron. He wanted to stay in law but his wife had other plans and aspirations for him.
He graduated from Yale, Taft preferred Law to politics, He was a Federal circuit judge at the age of 34. He formed the progressive party. He was a republican, and was 52
when he was elected as President. The progressives were pleased and said: "Roosevelt has cut enough hay, Talf is the man to put it in the barn!"
He held the position of Chief Justice of the United states until just before his death in 1930.
2007-04-08 18:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by joaniehoughton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Howard Taft
2007-04-08 19:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Howard Taft
Years in office 1909-1913.
He later became Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court
2007-04-08 18:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by Eric S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woodrow Wilson
27th President: 1913-1921
Birth: December 28, 1856 at Staunton, Virginia as Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Birthplace information from American Presidents.org
Staunton, Virginia website
Death: February 3, 1924 at Washington, D.C.
Gravesite information from American Presidents.org
Picture of Grave
Biographies
Grolier online biography
White House biography
Biography from infoplease.com
Biography from the University of Groningen
Woodrow Wilson’s Administration by Paul Dean
Biography from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson’s Views on the Role of the President by Daniel Petrescu
Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations by Sanderson Beck
Books
Woodrow Wilson (Penguin Lives)
Woodrow Wilson and World Politics; America’s Response to War and Revolution
Woodrow Wilson – VHS Tape
Affair of Honor Woodrow Wilson and the Occupation of Veracruz
Woodrow Wilson : A Life for World Peace
Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective
To End All Wars : Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order
Search for books about Woodrow Wilson
Cabinet/Staff
List by infoplease.com
William Jennings Bryan - Secretary of State
Election Results/Presidential Campaign
1912
Opponents: Theodore Roosevelt (BM), William Howard Taft (R)
Election
1916
Opponent: Charles E. Hughes (R)
Election
1912 & 1916 Campaign and Election History
Events during Wilson’s administration and lifetime
Outline of events during Wilson’s administration
Princeton Career
Pancho Villa incidents
World War I
The Versailles Treaty
League of Nations
Fourteen Points
Nobel Peace Prize
First lady and family
Ellen Wilson biography from the White House
Edith Wilson biography from Grolier online
Edith Wilson biography from the White House
Pictures of Ellen Wilson from the Library of Congress
Pictures of Edith Wilson from the Library of Congress
Genealogy
Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page
Ancestors and Descendants of Woodrow Wilson
Miscellaneous
Woodrow Wilson page from C-SPAN
PBS' American Experience: Woodrow Wilson
Quotes
National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum – Staunton, Virginia
Woodrow Wilson House – Washington, D.C.
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood home – Columbia, South Carolina
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood home – Augusta, Georgia
Pictures/Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Portrait from C-SPAN
Speeches/Papers/Publications
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents
Presidential Speech Archive
First Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com
Second Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com
Papers of Woodrow Wilson from the Princeton University Press
The Versailles Treaty
The Covenant of the League of Nations
Wilson was the first president to hold a press conference.
Famous folk artist Woody Guthrie was named after Woodrow Wilson. His full name is Woodrow Wilson Guthrie.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1920 for his efforts in seeking peace after World War I and supporting the League of Nations.
Wilson detonated the final explosives to clear the Panama Canal. He sent the signal all the way from New York!
A flock of sheep was raised on the White House lawn during Wilson's term. The wool was used to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.
Wilson was the first president to have earned a Ph.D.
He was the first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office.
Woodrow Wilson had a sheep named "Old Ike" that chewed tobacco and grazed on the lawn of the White House.
His wife, Edith Wilson, was his connection with the outside world after he suffered a stroke which paralyzed his left side. She is considered the most powerful first lady there ever was.
An avid golfer, Wilson used black golf balls when playing in the snow.
His second wife, Edith, was a great-grandaughter of Pocahontas, seven times removed
Wilson couldn't read until he was 9 years old.
Wilson was the second president to personally address Congress. (the first being Washington)
In 1895 he suffered a retinal hemorrhage which left him blind in his right eye.
Wilson is the only president buried in Washington D.C. (Taft and Kennedy are buried in Arlington, but it's in Virginia.)
He was named after his grandfather, the Reverend Thomas Woodrow.
Wilson made up this limerick to describe himself:
For beauty I am not a star
There are others more handsome by far
But my face I don't mind it
For I am behind it
It's the people in front that I jar.
2007-04-08 18:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by jewle8417 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Taft !!!
2007-04-08 18:15:56 · answer #7 · answered by sleepingdragonz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋