Which number president was Taft?
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27th
Took office in 1909.
💡 Did you know? William Howard Taft was Theodore Roosevelt's chosen successor: but the two soon fell out.
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When was Taft president?
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1909 to 1913
One term.
💡 Did you know? Taft pursued the breaking-up of monopolies even more vigorously than his predecessor Roosevelt.
What is unique about Taft?
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president and Chief Justice
The only one with both offices.
💡 Did you know? Taft is the only person to have been both US president and later Chief Justice of the USA: he actually preferred the judicial post.
Which party did Taft belong to?
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Republican
Successor to Theodore Roosevelt.
💡 Did you know? At around 150 kg Taft was the heaviest US president: the legend of the bathtub he got stuck in persists to this day.
What led to Taft's defeat in 1912?
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break with Roosevelt
The Republicans split.
💡 Did you know? In 1912 a disillusioned Roosevelt ran against his former protégé: the split party lost, and the Democrat Wilson won.
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