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When Taft took office as Secretary of War in January 1904, he was not called upon to spend much time administering the army, which the president was content to do himself—Roosevelt wanted Taft as a troubleshooter in difficult situations, as a legal adviser, and to be able to give campaign speeches as he sought election in his own ...
29 de oct. de 2009 · In 1904, Taft took on the role of secretary of war in the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, who threw his support to the Ohioan as his successor in 1908. Generally more conservative...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Early political career. William Howard Taft. The son of Alphonso Taft, secretary of war and attorney general (1876–77) under Pres. Ulysses S. Grant, and Louisa Maria Torrey, Taft graduated second in his Yale class of 1878, studied law, and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1880.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Back in Washington, D.C. by 1904, Taft became President Theodore Roosevelt's secretary of war. Two years later, when Roosevelt offered him the choice to serve as either president or chief justice ...
President Roosevelt made him Secretary of War, and by 1907 had decided that Taft should be his successor. The Republican Convention nominated him the next year. Taft disliked the...
On February 17, 1909, it was reported that Jacob M. Dickinson would serve as Taft's secretary of war and Willis Van Devanter would serve as his secretary of the treasury. However, by March 4, Franklin MacVeagh was instead chosen for secretary of the treasury.
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt summoned his old friend to become secretary of war following the resignation of Elihu Root. Taft served in the War Department from February 1904 to June 1908. He spent 255 days on special missions, dealing with the Pope, visiting Cuba, or overseeing the digging of the Panama Canal.
