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Sep 15, 2017 · Plus, Taft broke up so-called Bathtub Trust, a porcelain price-fixing ring given, in retrospect, an unfortunate name. And Taft was certainly our heaviest president. Jeffrey Rosen, the author...
This obscure designation instantly brought to mind President William Howard Taft’s bathtub fiasco. As the “story” goes, President Taft was finishing up a bath when, due to his size, he was unable to get out of his White House bathtub – he was stuck.
Jan 1, 2018 · Taft did, however, have a verified bathtub incident that had nothing to do with getting stuck: In 1915, while attending a bankers’ conference after he left office, he went to take a bath in...
Oct 7, 2021 · Not only was a photograph of four men who installed the White House tub sitting inside it comfortably circulated widely, but in 1915, the Times published a story reporting that "the portly ex-President" had made a tub overflow after stepping into it during a stay in New Jersey.
Sep 16, 2011 · The (original) tub was 7 feet 1 inch long, 41 inches wide, and weighed one ton. This Berryman cartoon depicts William Howard Taft being enticed towards a run for the Presidency in 1908. Taft blocks the buzz of a potential Supreme Court nomination to better hear the enticing buzz of the Presidential bee.
Feb 6, 2013 · February 6, 2013. It’s the 100th anniversary of the end of the William Howard Taft presidency and Constitution Daily looks into a claim that has dogged the 27th president for generations: Was...
Mar 11, 2009 · A replica of a bathtub ordered to size for President William Howard Taft is in the new exhibition at the National Archives. Chris Greenberg/The New York Times. By Edward Rothstein. March...
