Cool facts about William Howard Taft
Posted on Nov 20, 2025 / Celebs
- Taft is the only person in U.S. history to be both president and Chief Justice.
- He reportedly once got stuck in a White House bathtub, though historians debate the story.
- He loved golf and often played to relax from political stress.
- His wife Nellie Taft was the one who introduced the tradition of cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
- Taft disliked political drama and preferred calm, steady routines.
- He weighed over 300 pounds at times but was surprisingly light-hearted about it.
- He helped modernise the federal court system while serving as Chief Justice.
- He always said that being Chief Justice was the happiest period of his life.
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