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It was the last official inaugural ball until 1949, as Taft's successor as president, Woodrow Wilson, asked the city of Washington not to hold it, thereby putting a temporary end to the practice. The tradition of inaugural balls was revived in 1949 as part of the second inauguration of Harry S. Truman. [4]
March 4 - The Inauguration of William Howard Taft takes place. April 7 - Taft orders that the deaf be allowed to take the civil service exam. [1] April 19 - Taft attends a Major League Baseball game with Vice President James S. Sherman, the first such game to be spectated by a president. [2]
Presidential transition of William Howard Taft; Date of election: November 3, 1908: Inauguration date: March 4, 1909: President-elect: William Howard Taft : Vice president-elect: James S. Sherman (Republican) Outgoing president: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) Outgoing vice president: Charles W. Fairbanks (Republican)
The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar days except the last day. The length of a full four-year presidential term of office usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days).
[161] [230] Taft similarly remains known for another physical characteristic—as the last president with facial hair to date. [231] Mason called Taft's years in the White House "undistinguished". [211] Coletta deemed Taft to have had a solid record of bills passed by Congress, but felt he could have accomplished more with political skill. [232]
Yet, Taft’s quest for government efficiency reveals that smaller government isn’t always better government. Sometimes improving government functionality requires new employees or more employees.
In 1909, William H. Taft's inauguration was moved to the Senate Chamber due to a blizzard. [8] Then, in 1985, the public second inauguration of Ronald Reagan was held indoors in the Capitol Rotunda because of harsh weather conditions. The first inauguration of Andrew Jackson, in 1829, was the first of 35 held on the east front of the Capitol.
First president to ride to and from his inauguration in a car. [33] First president to appoint a former president (William Howard Taft) to the Supreme Court. [222] First president to give his inaugural address over an amplified system. [220] First president to own and install a radio in the White House. [220] First president to learn to drive a ...