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William Howard Taft
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Author : Jeffrey Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Times Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20
William Howard Taft written by Jeffrey Rosen and has been published by Times Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
William Taft
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Author : BreAnn Rumsch
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2020-08-01
William Taft written by BreAnn Rumsch and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This biography introduces readers to William Taft including his early political career and key events from Taft's administration including forming the US Children's Bureau and Arizona and New Mexico becoming states. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
William H Taft
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Author : Michael Benson
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2004-04-01
William H Taft written by Michael Benson and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh president of the United States and the only person to serve in both that office and as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
William Howard Taft
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Release Date : 2006-09
William Howard Taft written by and has been published by Children's Press(CT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents a biography of William Howard Taft
The Life And Times Of William Howard Taft
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Author : Henry Fowles Pringle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Life And Times Of William Howard Taft written by Henry Fowles Pringle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Judges categories.
William Taft
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Author : BreAnn Rumsch
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2024-08-01
William Taft written by BreAnn Rumsch and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This biography introduces readers to William Taft, including his early political career and key events from Taft's administration including forming the US Children's Bureau and Arizona and New Mexico becoming states. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The William Howard Taft Presidency
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Author : Lewis L. Gould
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2009-10-20
The William Howard Taft Presidency written by Lewis L. Gould and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-20 with History categories.
The only president to later serve as chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft remarked in the 1920s that "I don't remember that I ever was President." Historians have agreed, and Taft is usually portrayed, when written about at all, as nothing more than a failed chief executive. In this provocative new study, the first treatment of the Taft presidency in four decades, Lewis L. Gould presents a compelling assessment of Taft's accomplishments and setbacks in office. Rich in human interest and fresh analysis of the events of Taft's four years in Washington, Gould's book shows why Taft's presidency is very much worth remembering on its own terms. Gould argues that Taft wanted to be president and had an ambitious agenda when he took power in March 1909. Approaching his duties more as a judge than as a charismatic executive in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt, Taft soon found himself out of step with public opinion. Gould shows how the Payne-Aldrich Tariff and the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy squandered Taft's political capital and prepared the ground for Democratic victories in the elections of 1910 and 1912. His seamless narrative provides innovative treatments of these crucial episodes to make Taft's presidency more understandable than in any previous account. On Canadian Reciprocity, Dollar Diplomacy, and international arbitration, Gould's well-researched work goes beyond earlier stale clichs about Taft's administration to link his tenure to the evolution of the modern presidency. Taft emerges as a hard-working but flawed executive who lacked the excitement of Theodore Roosevelt or the inspiration of Woodrow Wilson. The break with Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 doomed the Taft presidency, and Gould supplies an evenhanded analysis of the erosion of their once warm friendship. At bottom, the two men clashed about the nature of presidential power, and Gould traces with insight how this personal and ideological rupture influenced the future of the Republican party and the course of American politics. In Gould's skilled hands, this neglected presidency again comes alive. Leaving the White House in 1913, Taft wrote that "the people of the United States did not owe me another election." What his presidency deserved is the lively and wise appraisal of his record in office contained in this superb book.
William Taft
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Author : Paul Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Checkerboard Library
Release Date : 2001
William Taft written by Paul Joseph and has been published by Checkerboard Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Presidents categories.
Examines the private life and political career of the only president who also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
William Howard Taft
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Author : Paolo E. Coletta
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1989-12-31
William Howard Taft written by Paolo E. Coletta and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-31 with Political Science categories.
Part of a series providing bibliographies of the presidents of the USA, this volume is about the 27th president, William Taft. Each bibliography includes manuscript and archival resources, a chronology, monographs, articles and interviews, government documents, newspapers coverage, dissertations, iconographic resources, an introductory essay on the personage and oral histories.
Address Of William H Taft
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Author : William H Taft
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Address Of William H Taft written by William H Taft and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This is a transcript of an address given by William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, before the New York State Bar Association in 1915. Taft discusses the importance of upholding the rule of law and the challenges facing the legal profession in the 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
