PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/05/1921 - HFSID 37356
Sale Price $595.00
Reg. $700.00
WILLIAM H. TAFT
William H. Taft sends a typed letter of thanks and New Year
wishes.
Typed Letter Signed: "Wm H Taft", 1p, 7x9¼. On his New
Haven, Connecticut, stationery, 1921 January 5. To Judge James F.
Smith, Washington, D. C. In full: "Mrs. Taft and I thank you
sincerely for your kindly Christmas card, and wish for you every blessing that
the New Year can bring. Sincerely yours," William Howard Taft
(1857-1930) was Governor of the Philippines (1901-1904), Secretary of War
(1904-1909), 27th of the United States (1909-1913) and Chief Justice of the US
Supreme Court (1921-1930). His bruising convention battle with former ally
and patron Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 split the Republican Party, allowing the
election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson. Taft as President was caught in the middle
between progressives and conservatives and constrained by a more limited view of
Presidential powers than TR had possessed, but historians tend to view his term
of office more positively than did most of his contemporaries. His skills as
Chief Justice are widely recognized. Folds, vertical fold touches the signature.
Fine condition.
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