William Howard Taft served as the 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913. Some key events of his presidency included establishing the United States Steel Corporation, responding to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, and moving politically to the conservative right. He lost reelection in 1912 to Democrat Woodrow Wilson after splitting the Republican vote by running against Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party ticket. After leaving office, Taft became the only person to serve as both US President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

1. William Howard Taft 27 th president 1909-1912 “ What’s the use of being president if you can’t have a train with a diner on it?”

2. 300 lbs!

4. 1908 election

5. T A F T

6. Dollar Diplomacy

7. Oil in Alaska Pinchot-Ballinger Debate

8. Trust Killer! U.S. Steel

9. That’s it! I’m back

10. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire-1911

11. Taft moves to conservative right Payne-Aldrich tariff

12. Uncle Joe Cannon b-1836 TR has "no more use for the Constitution than a tomcat has for a marriage license".

13. Taft was the first president to own an automobile. He converted the White House stables into a four-car garage in 1909

14. Republican fight

15. Progressive Party Bull Moose- New Nationalism

16. Democratic Opportunity! New Freedom

17. Titanic- April 15 th ,1912

18. John Schrank

19. It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose

20. Results

21. First Pitch First Golfer April 14, 1910

22. The tub!

23. Interesting facts Last president to have facial hair Only person to be president and supreme court chief justice "I don't remember that I ever was President." One of two presidents buried in Arlington

24. Dies -March 8th,1930