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President William Howard Taft at a desk in the Oval Office in 1909. Corbis Historical/Getty Images Empowering the executive. Taft’s choice to head his commission, Frederick Cleveland, ...

In 1910, it was Frederick Cleveland, an academic, who was President William H. Taft’s designated head of his effort to streamline government. Both presidents, Taft and Trump, have said they wanted to ...

How William Howard Taft’s approach to government efficiency differed from Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn tactics. ... President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk to cut government “waste and fraud.” ...

In 1910, it was Frederick Cleveland, an academic, who was President William H. Taft’s designated head of his effort to streamline government. Both presidents, Taft and Trump, have said they ...

President Trump isn’t the first U.S. leader to turn a Canadian election with a few remarks. A little over a century back another president, William Howard Taft, managed the same feat.

President William Howard Taft visited San Pedro shortly after taking office in 1909. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 71°F. Sunday, June 29th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page.

Retropolis The nation’s fattest president loved steaks for breakfast. Then he went on a diet. William Howard Taft’s housekeeper kept track of his weight, which ballooned to 332 pounds.

This black-and-white footage from 1911 captures U.S. President William Howard Taft's arrival in San Francisco. A ferryboat carries the president into the city's dock, where he disembarks at Pier 12.

The site once served as the home in which former president and Supreme Court chief justice William Howard Taft grew up. Protesters say they showed up to voice support for the United States ...