William Howard Taft Home
Author | : Sarah Olson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Cincinnati (Ohio) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Sarah Olson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Cincinnati (Ohio) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kim A. O'Connell |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780766050785 |
Traces the life of the twenty-seventh president, who worked to guard against unfair child labor practices and oversaw the planting of the first Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to William Howard Taft.
Author | : Jeffrey Rosen |
Publisher | : Times Books |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1250293693 |
The only man to serve as president and chief justice, who approached every decision in constitutional terms, defending the Founders’ vision against new populist threats to American democracy William Howard Taft never wanted to be president and yearned instead to serve as chief justice of the United States. But despite his ambivalence about politics, the former federal judge found success in the executive branch as governor of the Philippines and secretary of war, and he won a resounding victory in the presidential election of 1908 as Theodore Roosevelt’s handpicked successor. In this provocative assessment, Jeffrey Rosen reveals Taft’s crucial role in shaping how America balances populism against the rule of law. Taft approached each decision as president by asking whether it comported with the Constitution, seeking to put Roosevelt’s activist executive orders on firm legal grounds. But unlike Roosevelt, who thought the president could do anything the Constitution didn’t forbid, Taft insisted he could do only what the Constitution explicitly allowed. This led to a dramatic breach with Roosevelt in the historic election of 1912, which Taft viewed as a crusade to defend the Constitution against the demagogic populism of Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Nine years later, Taft achieved his lifelong dream when President Warren Harding appointed him chief justice, and during his years on the Court he promoted consensus among the justices and transformed the judiciary into a modern, fully equal branch. Though he had chafed in the White House as a judicial president, he thrived as a presidential chief justice.
Author | : Theodore Catton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Historic sites |
ISBN | : |
A book detailing the administrative history of the William Howard Taft National Historic Site that is located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Author | : United States. National Park Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Historic buildings |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Howard Taft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780379120806 |
Author | : Mac Barnett |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0763663174 |
Inspired by a true anecdote, this larger-than-life tale of a presidential mishap is brimming with humor and over-the-top illustrations. "Blast!" said Taft. "This could be bad." George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature -- well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.
Author | : Mabel Thacher Rosemary Washburn |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781018165288 |
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