William Howard Taft was a large man. As president, he reached 332 pounds and a special bathtub was constructed for him in the White House after he got stuck in the existing one.

My Recent Chat With William Howard Taft 91.7 WVXU | By Howard Wilkinson. Published August 28, 2020 at 5:00 AM EDT ... believing Taft was too much of a conservative when it came to trust-busting.

A few days before his inauguration, Barack Obama visited the offices of the Supreme Court to say hello to Chief Justice John Roberts. The courtesy call was not for a ...

William H. Taft IV, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, was legal adviser to the State Department from 2001 to 2005 and deputy defense secretary from 1984 to 1989. The need for transparency in U.S ...

On this day in 1911, President William H. Taft signed legislation increasing the membership of the House from 391 seats to 433. Two more would be added when New Mexico and Arizona became states, ...

As president, Taft carried on many of Roosevelt’s progressive ideas. He filed more trust-busting lawsuits than Roosevelt in less time and continued conservation policies, but he did it through ...