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William Howard Taft, Hardcover by Rosen, Jeffrey, ISBN 0805069542, ISBN-13 9780805069549, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A latest entry in the critically acclaimed series offers a provocative assessment of the 27th President, who was the only man to also serve as Chief Justice, to offer insight into how he approached decisions from a constitutional basis and dedicated his administration to defending the Founders' vision against populist threats.

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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 Philippines and secretary of war, and he won a resounding victory in the presidential election of 1908 as Theodore Roosevelt's handpicked successor. In this provocative assessment, Jeffrey Rosen reveals Taft's crucial role in shaping how America balances populism against the rule of law. Taft approached each decision as president by asking whether it comported with the Constitution, seeking to put Roosevelt's activist executive orders on firm legal grounds. But unlike Roosevelt, who thought the president could do anything the Constitution didn't forbid, Taft insisted he could do only what the Constitution explicitly allowed. This led to a dramatic breach with Roosevelt in the historic election of 1912, which Taft viewed as a crusade to defend the Constitution against the demagogic populism of Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Nine years later, Taft achieved his lifelong dream when President Warren Harding appointed him chief justice, and during his years on the Court he promoted consensus among the justices and transformed the judiciary into a modern, fully equal branch. Though he had chafed in the White House as a judicial president, he thrived as a presidential chief justice.

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Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805069542
ISBN-13
9780805069549
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
William Howard Taft : the American Presidents Series: the 27th President, 1909-1913
Author
Jeffrey Rosen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz

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E762.R58 2018
Edition Description
Revised Edition
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"This well-written and well-told story is in some ways more relevant today than when it happened. Do not miss this one."-- San Francisco Book Review, "Rosen aptly observes that by some measures -- trusts prosecuted, acreage protected, tariffs reduced -- Taft was more progressive than Roosevelt. Yet his style could hardly have been less Rooseveltian. Rosen, a law professor and a biographer of Louis Brandeis, makes a compelling argument for Taft's importance as a conservator of the Constitution on the subject of presidential powers."-- The Washington Post "This well-written and well-told story is in some ways more relevant today than when it happened. Do not miss this one."-- San Francisco Book Review, "Rosen aptly observes that by some measures -- trusts prosecuted, acreage protected, tariffs reduced -- Taft was more progressive than Roosevelt. Yet his style could hardly have been less Rooseveltian. Rosen, a law professor and a biographer of Louis Brandeis, makes a compelling argument for Taft's importance as a conservator of the Constitution on the subject of presidential powers."-- The Washington Post "Rosen's writing is clear and his research shines. This well-written and well-told story is in some ways more relevant today than when it happened. Do not miss this one."-- San Francisco Book Review, "Rosen aptly observes that by some measures -- trusts prosecuted, acreage protected, tariffs reduced -- Taft was more progressive than Roosevelt. Yet his style could hardly have been less Rooseveltian. Rosen, a law professor and a biographer of Louis Brandeis, makes a compelling argument for Taft's importance as a conservator of the Constitution on the subject of presidential powers."-- The Washington Post "Rosen's writing is clear and his research shines. This well-written and well-told story is in some ways more relevant today than when it happened. Do not miss this one."-- San Francisco Book Review "This slim, well-researched and well-written biography substantially beefs up Taft's reputation."-- Forbes
Table of Content
Introduction: Judicial President and Presidential Chief Justice 1. "A Judicial Temperament": The Educate of Judge Taft 2. "We Want Taft": Civil Governor, Secretary of War, and President-Elect 3. "The Best Tariff Bill": The President, Tax Reform, and Free Trade 4. "Within the Law": The Environment, Monopolies, and Foreign Affairs 5. "Popular Unrest": The Election of 1912 and the Battle for the Constitution 6. "I Love Judges and I Love Courts": Chief Justice at Last Epilogue: Our Constitutional President
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-048466
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The American Presidents Ser.
Illustrated
Yes

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