Today is a short post to quickly celebrate the birth of our 27th president, William Howard Taft, born in 1857. Taft had a limited political career, but Theodore Roosevelt handpicked him to run for president after Roosevelt completed his second term.
However, Taft disappointed Roosevelt. Roosevelt decided that he should return to the White House and ran as a third-party candidate. He represented the Progressive Party, but it was better known as the Bull Moose Party. Roosevelt’s candidacy split the Republican platform, costing Taft the election and making Woodrow Wilson the president.
Taft may have been a lack luster politician but he remains the inspiration for a poppy little ballad by The Two Man Gentleman Band.
Enjoy & happy birthday president Taft!
