Yes,He was on board of the ship and president when the Titanic sank.
No, William Taft did not make a statement about the sinking of the Titanic. Taft was the President of the United States from 1909 to 1913, and the Titanic sank in 1912. There is no record of him publicly commenting on the event.
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In April of 1912, William H. Taft was President of the United States.
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President William Howard Taft.
President Taft was very anxious for news about his military aide, Major Butt.
Many famous American businessman died on titanic such as Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor Straus, George Widener and his son, H. G. and Henry B. Harris, but the most famous was probably John Jacob Astor IV.
President William H. Taft was in the midst of a reelection campaign which at the time was creating deep divisions from within the Republican party. Though the Titanic disaster put a pause to politics, he did little to help Titanic survivors. He did not launch an investigative commission on the disaster, nor did he do the sensible thing and not have flags be lowered for a national mourning. His only positive ties to Titanic was that he spoke at the funeral of Major Archibald Butt, who was a Titanic victim and close friend of Taft's.
No. It sank on April 14-April 15, 1912 when William H. Taft was president.
William H. Taft was a Republican
William Taft's were Alphonso and Louisa Taft