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Taft

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Taft  (tft), Helen 1861-1943.
First Lady of the United States (1909-1913) as the wife of President William Howard Taft. She arranged for the planting of several thousand cherry trees around Washington, D.C.
Taft, William Howard 1857-1930.
The 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), whose term was marked by antitrust activity and passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909). He later served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1921-1930).
Taft [tæft]
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(Biographies / Taft, William Howard (1857-1930) M, US, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) William Howard. 1857-1930, US statesman; 27th president of the US (1909-13)
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2.TaftTaft - 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
President Taft, William Howard Taft


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Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, but Mum Taft broke silence, and said, "Aye, aye, Adam lad, ye talk like a young un.
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Taft, who was always counting stitches and gathered her information in misleading fragments caught between the rows of her knitting, had got it into her head that Mr.
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But with Taft the telephone became again the common avenue of conversation.
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