William H. Taft

There is no record of William H. Taft, the 27th President of the United States, learning to surf. Surfing as a recreational activity was not popular during Taft's time, and he was more known for his involvement in politics and law rather than sporting activities.

As President, William Taft signed and passed several significant pieces of legislation, including the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909, which reduced certain tariffs. He also championed the Children's Bureau Act of 1912, which established an organization to oversee child welfare. Taft did exercise his veto power on occasion, including a veto of the Arizona statehood bill in 1911 due to concerns over provisions in the state constitution related to judicial recall.

I met him once before a Univeristy of Louisville / NC State game. He must have been around 6' 7".

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no he is a liberal democrat he' a backstabber that hates trump

William Taft was considered a failure by many people. One reason was because he fired Gifford Pinchot, The man in charge of the National forest system, making him look opposed to the conservation effort began by Roosevelt.

It was on November 18th in 1909 that the U.S. sent warships and marines to Nicaragua to press for stability in the region. This was done at the orders of President William Howard Taft after Adolfo Diaz, the President of Nicaragua, requested help. It was in the fall of that year amid rising instability that Diaz informed the U.S. that the safety of U.S. citizens and their property could not be guaranteed. The U.S. response was a call to arms. In the request for assistance, Diaz asked specifically for military help protecting Americans and their interests. In a quote from his request for that military help he asks that it (the U.S.) "extend its protection to all inhabitants of the Republic," and that invited the U.S. to occupy Nicaragua - which it did. Note that it was Theodore Roosevelt, who is arguably the President who authored the best U.S. demonstration of so-called gunboat diplomacy, who sent U.S. warships to seize ports in Nicaragua in 1907 when things began to get shakey. Links are provided below to relevant posts.

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He offended conservationists by appointing Richard A. Ballinger for secretary of the interior.

because the president wher in war.

William Howard Taft never served in uniform, although he was Secretary of War.

No U.S. President has instituted an Earth Day. Earth Day was originally proposed by the peace activist John McConnell. An environmental Earth Day was started by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson.

Because it did not lower Tariffs enough and did very little to positively take care of taxes. It also caused Taft to lose the support of his progressive wing

of his party.

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The story is told that President William Howard Taft (in office 1909-1913) got stuck in a White House bathtub and it took several men to pull him out. The truth of the story can not be verified-- it is almost certainly false. What is true is that Taft was very heavy , weighing in at over 300 pounds, and that a new larger bath tub was installed for him in the White House. See the related link for a picture of the four installers sitting together in the new tub.

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President Taft fired Gifford Pinchot, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, primarily due to a conflict over conservation policies and land use. Pinchot was an advocate for aggressive conservation efforts, while Taft's administration leaned towards more business-friendly policies, particularly regarding the development of natural resources. Pinchot publicly criticized Taft's decisions, which Taft viewed as insubordination, leading to his dismissal in 1910. This incident highlighted the growing rift between progressive conservationists and more conservative factions within the Republican Party.

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"Taft was a bad president because he was a bad politition and did not even want to be president. he only became president because his wife wanted to be the first lady. in my opinion Taft did nothing wat so ever to help us except those little reforms. so no he was a bbbbbaaaaaaaddd pres.!!!"

Most of these words are untrue, though I completely respect that the author of the article is allowed to have his own opinon. I did some research on Taft, and in my opinion, William Howard Taft was a great president. He was an amazing student who graduated from the prestigious Yale University with a doctorate in Law. He was intelligent and had good ideas, and he claimed both New Mexico and Arizona for the United States during his term. His wife, Helen Harrem's whims did not affect his decisions, by the way. He did reform things, as the author above stated, and there were no economy problems during his term, which is more than I can say for our current president. He always kept things under control, and even made some improvements on America. That's why I think Taft was a good president, even if he did get stuck in a bathtub.

Before becoming the 19th President of the US, William Howard Taft had served as Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of War. Prior to that, he had been a federal judge, Solicitor General, and Governor-General of the Philippines.

He never served as a state governor, congressman, US senator, or vice-president, as other Presidents had.

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William Taft was the 27th president of the United States of America

Yes, he had an affair with an obese elephant, and murdered 500 butterflies

Roosevelt was charismatic, progressive, and sociable-

Taft, however, was seen as the exact opposite, although many of his decisions in supreme court was found to be progressive

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The Taft-Harley act of 1947 was one of more than 250 union-related bills pending on both houses of Congress. It was a response to rising union radicalism and Cold War hostilities. It was also response to business to the post World-War II labor upsurge of 1946. It was seen as a means of demoblizing the labor movement by imposing limits on labor's abilit to strike and by prohibintg radicals from their leadership (<-- People who were typically more involved in union activites) Simply put; So many people came from fighting in the War that everyone finally wanted to settle down and make a living. America would've been in turmoil if strikes would have come up because there was just THAT many people in the union of laborers! Hope this helped!