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| An Overview of William Howard Taft's
Administration William Howard Taft felt he was not fully qualified for the presidency. He had no gift of showmanship like his predecessor, President Theodore Roosevelt, and was much more interested in the law than in politics. He wanted to be a Supreme Court Justice, but his wife wanted him to run for President, as did Roosevelt, so he reluctantly agreed to become his party's candidate. During his administration, most of the world was at peace. In the United States, a majority of the people still lived on farms, but more and more were moving to cities. Women had won the right to vote in 12 states. Amendment 16 to the Constitution allowed Congress to pass a federal income tax. The United States grew to 48 states with the admission of Arizona and New Mexico. White House portrait by Anders L. Zorn
Notes and Trivia At 6 feet tall and 300+ pounds, Taft was the largest man ever to serve as President. Taft was the first President to throw out the first "First Ball" of the baseball season; he did so in 1910, "starting" a game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. Sources The American President www.americanpresident.org See Also President Theodore
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