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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]
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 ...
Taft's presidential inauguration was held on March 4, 1909. Due to a winter storm that coated Washington with ice, Taft was sworn in within the Senate Chamber rather than outside the Capitol, as is customary. Taft stated in his inaugural address that he had been honored to have been "one of the advisers of my distinguished predecessor" and to ...
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 ...
[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]
June 16 - William Howard Taft is nominated as the presidential candidate of the Republican Party. June 30 - William Howard Taft resigns as Secretary of War to campaign for the presidency. July 1 - Luke Edward Wright takes office as Secretary of War. November 3 - William Howard Taft is elected president, defeating William Jennings Bryan.
women's march on washington trump inauguration attendance Twitter/@davidmackau The crowd was visibly smaller than that which packed the National Mall during Barack Obama's inaugural address in ...
Date of election: November 12, 1912: Inauguration date: March 4, 1913: President-elect: Woodrow Wilson : Vice president-elect: Thomas R. Marshall (Democrat) Outgoing president: William Howard Taft : Outgoing vice president: None (office vacant since the death of James S. Sherman)