The Overshadowed and Blundered Presidency of William Howard Taft
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The presidency of William Howard Taft has fallen into historic obscurity in the minds of most Americans. Sandwiched between two iconic leaders that dominated headlines throughout and directly following his term, Taft was doomed to be forgettable from the moment he was elected in 1908. In a 1925 letter written 13 years after his term ended, Taft wrote, “In my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president.”
The Overshadowed and Blundered Presidency of William Howard Taft
The Overshadowed and Blundered Presidency of…
The Overshadowed and Blundered Presidency of William Howard Taft
The presidency of William Howard Taft has fallen into historic obscurity in the minds of most Americans. Sandwiched between two iconic leaders that dominated headlines throughout and directly following his term, Taft was doomed to be forgettable from the moment he was elected in 1908. In a 1925 letter written 13 years after his term ended, Taft wrote, “In my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president.”