President Taft Boyhood Home
Kurt Topham, Superintendent of the William Howard Taft National Historic Site, talked about the boyhood home of Presiden…
In the fifth of an eight-part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William Howard Taft, the 27th president who served from 1909 to 191… read more
In the fifth of an eight-part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William Howard Taft, the 27th president who served from 1909 to 1913, was profiled. Historians, scholars, and descendants discussed the public and private lives of President Harding. Viewers also participated in the discussion by telephone. During his term, President Taft dissolved the Standard Oil monopoly, and the 16th and 17th amendments, calling for the income tax and the direct election of Senators respectively, were ratified. He was also the only U.S. president who served on the U.S. Supreme Court. He died on March 8, 1930. Ray Henderson, Taft National Historic Site, Acting Chief of Interpretation also provided a tour of the home in which President Taft lived from birth through age 18 when he went to Yale University. Highlights of the tour included the parlor piano and a library desk and the first bathtub he had installed in the White House. Robert Taft, II is President Taft’s great-grandson. close
Kurt Topham, Superintendent of the William Howard Taft National Historic Site, talked about the boyhood home of Presiden…
Mr. Carroll talked about presidential letters and what they can tell us about our leaders. He also focused on the simila…
In the twenty-sixth in a series on American presidents Scholars and others discussed the life and career of William Howa…
Mr. Anthony talked about his book Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era, published by William Mo…