Taft
Helen Her·ron [her-uhn], /ˈhɛr ən/, 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
Lo·ra·do [luh-rey-doh], /ləˈreɪ doʊ/, 1860–1936, U.S. sculptor.
Robert A(l·phon·so) [al-fon-soh], /ælˈfɒn soʊ/, 1889–1953, U.S. lawyer and political leader (son of William Howard).
William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th president of the U.S. 1909–13; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1921–30.
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Eisman, Taft and Wellman first experienced protest organizing along with their fellow New York schoolchildren in the 1920s.
Students are protesting covid policies — and the adults who won’t listen to them | Jack Hodgson | January 18, 2022 | Washington Post“Growing up a Taft, I I just always felt like I could be like an ambassador for the presidency or the United States,” she said.
When Truman is your grandpa: The complicated lives of presidential descendants | Roxanne Roberts | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostTaylor’s family drove north from their home in Taft, thinking there might be a chance he’d survived.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublicaStarting under Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft, embassies headed by career diplomats increased in number.
Heinold's First and Last Chance, Oakland (Jack London, Taft) You can thank Johnny Heinold for your favorite Jack London book.
Later, the White House passed from McKinley to Theodore Roosevelt to Taft, and then from Harding to Coolidge to Hoover.
Bryan twice lost to William McKinley, in 1896 and 1900, and then again in 1908, to William Howard Taft.
The position he coveted, governor-general of the Philippines, went to Judge William Howard Taft.
Wait for the Movie Version of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit” | David Nasaw | November 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA year earlier Gompers had characterized Taft as "the injunction standard-bearer" and as an impossible candidate.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanIn a way, the country lad is a shadow of President Taft pressing a button to start the machinery of a world's fair.
Consumers and Wage-Earners | J. Elliot RossThere had been a faded patchwork top quilt at first, until Mother Taft insisted upon having something nicer.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasPresident Taft has recently emphasized the need of expert service in the field of customs and tariff legislation.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThere is a waterway through the hills, near Taft, a little to the south-west of Yezd which meets this difficulty.
The Gates of India | Thomas Holdich
British Dictionary definitions for Taft
/ (tæft) /
William Howard. 1857–1930, US statesman; 27th president of the US (1909–13)
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