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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]
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Taft with Woodrow Wilson prior to the latter's inauguration. March 4, 1913. January 20 - Taft accepts a position as professor at Yale Law School. [54] February 8 - Taft personally attends a session of Congress to deliver a eulogy for Vice President James S. Sherman. This is the first time a president has attended a session of Congress ...
On their way to the inauguration, incoming US President William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) and outgoing US President Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) ride in a carriage along the snowy streets ...
President William Henry Harrison delivered his inaugural address on a bitterly cold day in March 1841. He refused to wear a coat and traveled to and from the inauguration on open horseback.
Also, William H. Taft's inauguration was also moved in 1909 to the Senate Chamber due to a blizzard. That day, nearly 10 inches of snow fell on Washington, D.C. That day, nearly 10 inches of snow ...
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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