1. Biographical Notes on William Howard Taft
... . 156). Robert Alphonso became a U.S. Senator (World Book Pg. 156). IV. Less than a year after leaving the presidency, Taft dropped to about 270, which encouraged him to take a trip to Alaska (Biography.com Pg. 2). However, the weight seemed to take a toll on his joints; Taft used a cane made out of 250,000-year-old petrified wood-a gift from geology professor W.S. Foster ... (Biography.com Pg. 2). In the summer of 1921, Taft finally achieved his long-desired position: He was appointed as chief justice of the Supreme Court by President Warring G. Harding, becoming the ... only president...
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