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Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party 's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate majority leader, and was a leader of the conservative coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats who blocked ...
Robert A. Taft (born Sept. 8, 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died July 31, 1953, New York, N.Y.) was a Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for 14 years (1939–53) whose espousal of traditional conservatism won him the sobriquet “Mr. Republican”.
Senator Robert A. Taft (1889-1953), son of President William Howard Taft, became known as "Mr. Republican" for helping to rebuild his party after the Great Depression and the Democratic dominance of the New Deal years.
In 1947, Republican Senator Robert A. Taft was at the peak of his power, commanding a coalition of conservative Republicans and southern Democrats to thwart President Harry S. Truman's domestic agenda.
Oct 29, 2020 · Robert Taft was a willing spokesman for free enterprise who opposed price controls and excessive taxation of business, arguing that such taxes hurt everyone.
May 1, 2022 · In a dynamic time of U.S. history, Robert A. Taft was a deeply principled politician, courageously speaking out against FDR's New Deal, U.S. involvement in WWII, the Nuremberg Trials, and the formation of NATO.
Senator Robert Alphonso Taft, the son of President and Chief Justice william howard taft, was a leader of Republican opposition to the new deal policies of franklin d. roosevelt. a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, Taft served in the Ohio legislature from 1921 to 1933.
Robert Taft stood for the GOP presidential nomination three times, but never received the nomination. He served in the U.S. Senate for 14 years and became Senate majority leader just before his death from cancer in New York City on July 31, 1953.
Jul 31, 2014 · Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, known as “Mr. Republican,” died of cancer on this day in 1953 at age 63. Taft had made two failed bids for the GOP presidential nomination.
U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft (1889-1953), Republican of Ohio, played a leading role in congressional initiatives promoting the rescue of Jewish refugees and the creation of a Jewish state.
