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27th president, 1909–1913. Born: September 15, 1857. Died: March 8, 1930. Vice President: James S. Sherman. First Lady: Helen Herron Taft. Children: Robert, Helen, Charles. W illiam Howard Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Yale University, where he graduated second in his class in 1878.
William Taft: Foreign Affairs. President Taft was more committed to the expansion of U.S. foreign trade than was Roosevelt. He pursued a program, known as "dollar diplomacy," designed to encourage U.S. investments in South and Central American, the Caribbean, and the Far East. To implement this foreign policy agenda, Taft used government ...
21 de nov. de 2023 · Instead of going after the yearnings of his heart and continuing on in a fine career that would have led to the U.S. Supreme Court, Taft pursued his wife's dreams for him instead. President...
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Twenty-Seventh President, 1909-1913. Campaign: William Howard Taft was the natural successor to Theodore Roosevelt, with whom he had a very warm working relationship (one journalist wrote that T.A.F.T. stood for “Take Advice From Theodore.”) He ran his campaign on the idea that his opponent William Jennings Bryan, who had twice lost already ...
- Dollar Diplomacy
- Central America and The Caribbean
- The Mexican Revolution
William Howard Taft was easily elected in 1908, because a majority of Americans believed that he would continue the popular Republican policies laid out by President Roosevelt. Taft was susceptible to outside pressure, and he often submitted to the desires of Congress and special interest groups. Roosevelt and many Americans were angry and dismayed...
The Spanish-American War, the Panama Canal project, and the Roosevelt Corollary ensured extensive U.S. involvement in Latin America. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries seemed to be in a perpetual state of revolution and political upheaval. Due to its close geographic proximity, the U.S. felt compelled to get involved and exert influence in...
The Latin American country most important to the well-being of the U.S. was its neighbor to the south, Mexico. Mexico is a nation rich in resources, but its ineffective and corrupt governments had exploited the Mexican people for years. A series of brutal dictators had controlled the country for decades, and many of them mismanaged Mexico’s resourc...
4 de sept. de 2017 · William H. Taft's Inaugural Address (1909) by William Howard Taft. Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address. →. related portals: Inaugural Speeches by United States Presidents. sister projects: Wikidata item. Delivered 4 March 1909. My Fellow-Citizens: Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility.
29 de abr. de 2024 · High atop one of Cincinnati's most prominent hilltops stands the two-story Greek Revival house where William Howard Taft was born and grew up. Hard work, a good education, and an interest in civic duty are attributes that made the Taft family outstanding leaders over the years. The environment that shaped Taft's character and philosophy is highlighted on a visit to the site.
