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.
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The Pursuit of Liberty : How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
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William Howard Taft
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The Supreme Court
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Sveriges regenter - från Gustav Vasa till Carl XVI Gustaf
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John Quincy Adams
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Accidental Presidents : Eight Men Who Changed America
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The Scots
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The Faded Map
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Where They Stand : The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians
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To the Island of Tides
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