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Há 1 dia · It is not clear when Taft met Helen Herron (often called Nellie), but it was no later than 1880, when she mentioned in her diary receiving an invitation to a party from him. By 1884, they were meeting regularly, and in 1885, after an initial rejection, she agreed to marry him.
Há 5 dias · Never eager for the office, he had been prodded to pursue it by his wife, Helen Herron Taft, whom he had married in 1886. As first lady, she was a key political adviser to her husband. William Howard Taft, 27th president (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30).
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Há 1 dia · Helen Herron “Nellie” Taft was one of her husband’s most astute and trusted advisors and was influential in many presidential decisions. She also gave the Taft administration a particular ...
Há 4 dias · Helen Herron “Nellie” Taft was one of her husband’s most astute and trusted advisors and was influential in many presidential decisions. She also gave the Taft administration a particular social brilliance. Ellen Wilson, the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson, played a major role in his career.
Há 1 dia · William Howard Taft. Big Bill, for his large appearance. Big Chief; Big Lub, his boyhood nickname. Sleeping Beauty, a nickname his wife Helen Herron Taft called him because he was always falling asleep; Woodrow Wilson. Coiner of Weasel Words, given by former president Theodore Roosevelt in a speech
Há 4 dias · Horace Dutton Taft (1883), educator, founder of the Taft School: 14–15 Wilbur Franklin Booth (1884), US federal judge: 14 Maxwell Evarts (1884), member of the Vermont House of Representatives, attorney for E. H. Harriman: 165 Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1885), US Representative and Senator: 1369
Há 5 dias · During his time in office, Taft focused on trust-busting and promoting progressive policies. He signed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, which aimed to lower tariffs, and supported the 16th Amendment, which allowed for a federal income tax. Taft also established the Department of Labor and pursued a policy of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America and Asia.
