Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt battled it out in the election of 1912, even though Roosevelt had handpicked Taft as his successor just four years earlier. What made the ...

In 1910, it was Frederick Cleveland, an academic, who was President William H. Taft’s designated head of his effort to streamline government. Both presidents, Taft and Trump, have said they ...

In half an hour after the withdrawal of President Diaz, President Taft started on his way to his memorable visit to the president of Mexico. As he left the custom house cheers arose which ...

A little less than a year after being elected the 27th president of the United States in 1908, William Howard Taft planned an official trip to Los Angeles that included visits to not only the city ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next is “Big Bill” - William Howard Taft. Before becoming the 27th president - Taft aspired to be a Supreme Court Justice. His first step toward this goal was ...

On Oct. 26, 1949, the Southeast Missourian recalled the 40th anniversary of President William Howard Taft’s visit to Cape Girardeau. He was on a tour of the Mississippi River, traveling with a ...