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Taft, more quietly than his predecessor, filed many more cases than did Roosevelt, and rejected his predecessor's contention that there was such a thing as a "good" trust. This lack of flair marked Taft's presidency; according to Lurie, Taft "was boring—honest, likable, but boring". [ 147 ]
Wickersham discovered that trust busting meant higher prices for consumers, telling Taft "the disintegrated companies of both the oil and tobacco trust are spending many times what was formerly spent by anyone in advertising in the newspapers." [9] 16 new cases were launched in the last 2 months of the Taft administration. [10]
The Trust Buster, so called as a pioneer of busting business trusts. [117] William Howard Taft. Big Bill, for his large appearance. [17] Big Chief [118]
Wickersham discovered that trust busting meant higher prices for consumers. He told Taft, "the disintegrated companies of both the oil and tobacco trust are spending many times what was formerly spent by anyone in advertising in the newspapers." [225] Wickersham realized the problem but Taft never did. He insisted that antitrust lawsuits ...
The Justice Department sued 45 companies under the Sherman Act during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (1901–09) and 90 companies during the presidency of William Howard Taft (1909–13). Rise of "Rule of Reason" (1910s–1930s)
Presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft supported trust-busting. During their presidencies, the otherwise-conservative Taft brought down 90 trusts in four years while Roosevelt took down 44 in seven and a half years in office. [10]
Progressive convention, 1912 Roosevelt delivering a speech at the convention. The 1912 Progressive National Convention was held in August 1912. Angered at the renomination of President William Howard Taft over their candidate at the 1912 Republican National Convention, supporters of former President Theodore Roosevelt convened in Chicago and endorsed the formation of a national progressive party.
I think the line "However, William Howard Taft passed twice as much trust-busting legislation during his presidency." is somewhat misleading as Roosevelt's Trust-Busting legacy came from lawsuits filed by him against trusts rather than legislation passed. --AngryBacon 12:25, 9 February 2009 (UTC)