William Howard Taft

by Jeffrey Rosen

Book Overview

The only man to serve as president and chief justice, who approached every decision in constitutional terms, defending the Founders' vision against new populist threats to American democracy

William Howard Taft never wanted to be president and yearned instead to serve as chief justice of the United States. But despite his ambivalence about politics, the former federal judge found success in the executive branch as governor of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805069542
• ISBN13: 9780805069549
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"