William Howard Taft

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He wrote the opinion for Myers v. U.S., saying a president could fire executive officers with or without Congress' OK Taft $600 J THE EX-PRESIDENTS 2025-11-18 #9437
The worst showing by an incumbent candidate in an election was when this man came in third with just 8 electoral votes (William Howard) Taft FJ U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2025-10-16 #9414
Civil governor of the Philippines, Secretary of War, wrote opinion on Myers v. United States Taft DD $2,400 J 3 THINGS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT 2020-10-08 #8254
The year he left the presidency, he became president (of the American Bar Association) William Howard Taft $1,200 DJ WHICH PRESIDENT? 2019-09-16 #8051
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.) The 400,000 men & women buried at Arlington include 2 U.S. presidents, John F. Kennedy &this man, who was also chief justice Taft DD $1,600 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 2019-06-21 #8020
Howard William Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTS' MIDDLE NAMES 2018-10-01 #7831
Before he was president, he was Teddy Roosevelt's Secretary of War Taft $800 DJ PRESIDENTS' ONE-SYLLABLE LAST NAMES 2018-05-04 #7755
His earlier career included stints as U.S. Solicitor General & judge of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court Taft DD $500 J PRESIDENTS FROM OHIO 2016-06-01 #7313
He graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School, where he was later dean William Howard Taft DD $1,400 J THE PRESIDENT'S ALMA MATER 2014-01-07 #6747
This incumbent president accepted the Republican nomination & did no campaigning; electoral votes: 8 Taft $400 J THE 1912 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2012-10-08 #6451
WHT William Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL MONOGRAMS 2011-03-25 #6115
One stop at the big & tall shop & this 6-foot, 300-plus-pound prez seenhereis large & in charge Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL MAKEOVERS 2010-12-08 #6038
In 1914 this future jurist wrote the book "The Anti-Trust Act and the Supreme Court" (William Howard) Taft $400 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2010-11-17 #6023
The first of 2 presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery William Howard Taft $2,000 DJ PRESIDENTS AT REST 2009-12-25 #5820
He was the last sitting president to run for re-election & finish third in the Electoral College William Howard Taft FJ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2009-11-20 #5795
From 1909 to 1912, James Schoolcraft Sherman served as this man's vice president Taft $400 J PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS 2009-05-28 #5704
This "Big Bill" married the daughter of a former law partner of Rutherford B. Hayes William Howard Taft DD $1,200 J ALL ABOUT PRESIDENTS 2008-12-31 #5598
WHT William Howard Taft $800 J PRESIDENTIAL MONOGRAMS 2006-12-13 #5123
Even when pushing 300 pounds, this 27th president enjoyed playing golf & tennis Taft $800 J PRESIDENTIAL PASTIMES 2005-12-23 #4900
His mother, Louise, said, "I do not want my son to be president... his is a judicial mind and he loves the law" William Howard Taft FJ 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS 2005-11-11 #4870
He was the "I" on a 1908 button reading "U-N-I-Ted", (you & I, Teddy Roosevelt) William Howard Taft $1,000 J PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS 2005-06-17 #4800
(Hi, I'm John McCain.) In 1912 this president proclaimed Arizona a state after forcing it to remove recall of judges from its constitution Taft $600 J PRESIDENTS 2005-05-11 #4773
Howard Taft $200 J PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES 2004-12-13 #4666
The cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin in our nation's capital were donated by Japan in 1912 when he was President William Howard Taft $800 J PRESIDENTS & CHERRIES 2003-12-17 #4438
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Cincinnati.) Born in this room, he was big for his age as a baby; he weighed 220 in college & 300-plus in the White House Taft $800 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2002-09-09 #4141
At his second inauguration, Coolidge took the oath of office from this former president, a first William Howard Taft $1,600 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 2001-12-20 #3984
He was so big that a bathtub large enough to hold 4 men was installed in the White House for him William Howard Taft $200 J PRESIDENTS 2001-04-26 #3844
In March 1930, a month after he retired from the Supreme Court, his funeral was one of the first heard on radio William Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL DEMISES 2001-02-27 #3802
Teddy Roosevelt quipped that this successor "meant well but meant well feebly" William Howard Taft $500 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 1999-03-31 #3363
This "Big Bill" bellied up to the White House buffet 80 years before Clinton William Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1999-01-15 #3310
"The Anti-Trust Act and the Supreme Court" William Howard Taft DD $800 DJ BOOKS BY PRESIDENTS 1998-06-29 #3201
This Ohioan was the last president to sport a mustache while in office William Howard Taft $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL FACIAL HAIR 1998-04-10 #3145
He was the 27th president & the 10th Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft $600 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1997-12-18 #3064
He was the first & only president to administer the oath of office to a successor William Howard Taft $500 J PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS 1997-11-13 #3039
Our heaviest president at 332 pounds, he trimmed down to 244 after he left office in 1913 Taft $600 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1997-10-08 #3013
The Cincinnati home of this President & Chief Justice is now a national historic site Taft $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-01-30 #2864
From his presidency to 1929, a year before his death, he lost about 90 pounds William Howard Taft $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-01-08 #2848
On Feb. 3, 1930 he retired as Chief Justice; 33 days later, he died (William Howard) Taft DD $1,300 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1996-02-28 #2653
His father was named Alphonso, he had 2 half-brothers named Alphonso & his son was Robert Alphonso William Howard Taft DD $1,800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1995-07-13 #2519
When named chief justice of the U.S. in 1921, this former president was a professor of law at Yale Taft $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1995-05-12 #2475
Describing his 1912 defeat, he said, "What I got was the irreducible minimum of the Republican Party" (William Howard) Taft $500 J PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES 1994-10-14 #2325
Herbert Hoover's oath of office was administered by this former president (William Howard) Taft DD $1,200 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1994-04-15 #2225
A few weeks after his birth, his mother wrote, "He is very large of his age and grows fat every day" William Howard Taft $800 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1994-02-24 #2189
Teddy Roosevelt sponsored the candidacy of this man in 1908 & ran against him in 1912 William Howard Taft $800 DJ PRESIDENTS 1993-11-19 #2120
His promise to carry on Teddy Roosevelt's policies got him elected in 1908 Taft $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 1992-10-16 #1865
Before Eisenhower, he was the last president to preside over the admission of a new state (William Howard) Taft FJ PRESIDENTS 1992-10-13 #1862
We've had 2 Virgo president: this one weighed an unmaidenly 350 pounds Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL ASTROLOGY 1992-04-15 #1768
"Big Bill" William Howard Taft $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1991-01-08 #1467
As Chief Justice, he swore in Herbert Hoover as president in 1929 & messed up some of the words (William Howard) Taft $400 DJ PRESIDENTS 1990-09-17 #1386
He was the first president buried at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery; John Kennedy was second William Howard Taft $500 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1990-09-05 #1378
He was so heavy that a huge bathtub had to be installed in the White House for him in 1909 William Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1990-02-01 #1254
He was known as "Big Bill" William Howard Taft $200 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-09-26 #1162
He said the Supreme Court was his idea of heaven, & ultimately he got to sit there Taft $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-04-19 #1078
In 1921 this Republican became the 1st President of the 48 states William Howard Taft $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-03-07 #1047
In 1909 he ordered the White House stables converted into a garage William Howard Taft $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTS' WHEELS 1989-01-27 #1020
In 1908 this former big man on campus, Yale's that is, became a big man in the White House William Howard Taft $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL COLLEGES 1988-12-09 #985
At least one song from this candidate's 1908 & 1912 campaigns referred to him as "Big Bill" William Howard Taft $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTS 1988-02-01 #791
While he was chief justice, he once said, "In my present life I don't remember that I ever was president" William Howard Taft $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1988-01-27 #788
"When they say 'Mr. President', I...turn around and expect to see Roosevelt", he said after his election Taft $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1987-12-15 #757
The last President to sport a moustache or beard while in office William Howard Taft DD $1,200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1987-11-10 #732
"Our Chief Magistrate & His Powers" William Howard Taft $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORS 1987-06-26 #665
1st 20th century president to have a middle name Taft $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES 1986-10-27 #491
It's said it took 4 plumbers with special tools to extricate this president from the White House bathtub Taft $400 J PRESIDENTS 1986-09-23 #467
"Presidents come & go, but the court goes on forever", this massive Chief Justice said knowingly Taft $300 J PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES 1985-11-22 #315
Howard Taft $400 J PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES 1985-10-04 #280
He considered his greatest honor becoming Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft $600 DJ PRESIDENTS 1985-01-02 #83
Portly president who set precedent by throwing out season's 1st ball William Howard Taft $500 J PRESIDENTS 1984-10-01 #16
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