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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]
June 25 - Taft signs the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, the Mann Act, and the Postal Savings Bank Act into law. June 27 - Robert A. Taft accidentally strikes a pedestrian with his car. President Taft offers compensation in addition to covering medical expenses. [21] July 2 - Taft sets aside nearly 8.5 million acres as federal land in Alaska. [22]
The presidency of William Howard Taft began on March 4, 1909, when William Howard Taft was inaugurated as 27th president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1913. Taft was a Republican from Ohio.
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 car. [223] First president to visit Canada while in office. [224]
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908 as a Republican and defeated for reelection in 1912 by Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson in a three-way race that ...
As the U.S. prepares for the 57th presidential inauguration, The Daily Meal decided to take a nostalgic look at past inauguration meals and what presidents have eaten on the big day.
The Houston resident who held the record of being the oldest-living person in the country has died at 115.. Elizabeth Francis died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, while surrounded by her family ...
President-elect Donald Trump praised the future King of England during a historic meeting in France. Trump met with Prince William on Saturday (7 December) at the British Embassy in Paris after ...