William Howard Taft never wanted to be president and yearned instead to serve as chief justice of the United States. But despite his ambivalence about politics, the former federal judge found success in the executive branch as governor of the Philippines and secretary of war, and he won a resounding victory in the presidential election of 1908 as Theodore Roosevelt's handpicked successor.
The Pursuit of Liberty : How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
Jeffrey Rosen
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Pursuit of Liberty : How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
Jeffrey Rosen
audiobook
The Pursuit of Happiness : How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
Jeffrey Rosen
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The Supreme Court
Jeffrey Rosen
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