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29 de may. de 2024 · Helen Taft was an American first lady (1909–13), the wife of William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. president and 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The fourth of 11 children, Helen Taft came by her interest in politics through her parents, John Herron, a prominent lawyer and Republican Party.
1 de jun. de 2024 · 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...
Hace 3 días · William Howard Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft served as the 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930. Taft was Governor-General of the Philippines (1901-1904). He was Secretary of War (1904-1908).
Hace 2 días · Edith had her reservations when Theodore selected secretary of war William Howard Taft as his successor to run as a candidate in the 1908 presidential election. This was complicated by the attempts of Taft's wife, Helen Herron Taft, to exert her own influence on the White House.
28 de may. de 2024 · 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).
Hace 23 horas · The Smithsonian Institution has many categories of displays that can be visited at the museums. In 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft donated her inauguration gown to the museum to begin the First Ladies' Gown display at the National Museum of American History, one of the Smithsonian's most popular exhibits.
29 de may. de 2024 · 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.
