Taft In Bathtub

It took six of the strongest men on white house grounds the story goes to wrest william howard taft s substantial body out of the bathtub.

Taft in bathtub. Illustrated by chris van dusen george washington crossed the delaware in the dead of night. Abraham lincoln saved the union. And president william howard taft got stuck in a bathtub and then got unstuck. Taft may never have gotten stuck in a tub but he did push one to the limits and beyond.

Taft s most embarrassing bathtime story. Indeed just weeks after taft s 1908 election the captain of a warship carrying the president elect to inspect the panama canal re quested a super sized bathtub capable of holding the heftiest. Buy the northern california independent booksellers association p. Taft was elected president in 1908 the chosen successor of theodore roosevelt but was defeated for re election by woodrow wilson in 1912 after roosevelt split the.

He was visiting the pennsylvania bankers association in cape may new jersey and after a long day in philadelphia he. William howard taft september 15 1857 march 8 1930 was the 27th president of the united states 1909 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the united states 1921 1930 the only person to have held both offices. Reported in the new york tribune and repeated in many other papers it happened on june 18 1915 two years after taft left the presidency. While taft was president he was the heftiest president in history and his weight was recorded.

This is his story.