Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

A toymaker works in a room full of toys, each depicting a specific political figure.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Unknown

Full color cartoon of Puck hanging two portraits for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes is being placed in the Republican position and Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson is being placed in the Democrat position. On the floor are other portraits, including one of Secretary of War William H. Taft.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1908-01-08

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Political cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevelt wearing his Rough Rider uniform and riding a moose. President Taft, dressed in a ruffled nightcap and gown, is leaning out a window holding an American flag.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1912-11-02

Creator(s)

Budd, Charles J. (Charles Jay), 1859-1926

William Jennings Bryan offers a bowl of “Anti-Injunction Cream” and William H. Taft offers a sprig of “Anti-Injunction Catnip” to a cat labeled “Labor Vote” that has the face of Samuel Gompers. Bryan and Taft are dressed as children learning how to get along with cats without getting scratched. Includes eight lines of verse.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-08-05

Hand-colored artist’s proof. Work appeared as cover of Puck. Uncle Sam inspects a large alarm clock bearing the face of William H. Taft, a ringer labeled “Roosevelt Policies,” and hand pointing to the end of Taft’s first year as President. Subtitled: “Set for March 4, 1909, and It Hasn’t Gone Off Yet.”

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1910-01-05

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. Theodore Roosevelt contrasts the Progressive Party platform with the positions of President Taft and Governor Wilson, with a particular focus on trusts, labor policy, and judicial power. Roosevelt also defends himself against allegations that the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company was illegally acquired by the United States Steel Corporation during his presidency.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft regarding the Japanese protests to the French position on neutrality. He does not believe it is time to state their position openly. The hunting had been slow, but two more bears and a bobcat have been taken.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-04-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks William Loeb to find the letters at Sagamore Hill and submit them to the committee. He also requests that Loeb search for evidence that Roosevelt wrote to Mr. Sheldon and William H. Taft protesting against contributions from the Standard Oil Company before the 1908 election. Loeb should also testify about the Edward Henry Harriman incident and the meetings with John D. Archbold if he recalls them.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt wishes it could be arranged for their testimonies to be near the same time. He requests William Loeb’s opinion on his plan for Loeb to present copies of the telegrams sent to George B. Cortelyou followed by Roosevelt presenting the letter books with the letters to Mr. Sheldon and William H. Taft from 1908. Roosevelt would like Loeb to look through the letter books and see if there are any other letters that should be submitted.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-09-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt struggles to carry a huge hen labeled “Taft” to a nest of eggs labeled “State Delegations.” Sitting on a fence in the background is a chicken with the head of Joseph Gurney Cannon. Another chicken looking like Charles W. Fairbanks pokes his head through the fence. Caption: Getting the hen on the job.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-04-15

The “G.O.P.” elephant, wearing an engagement ring, and William H. Taft, wearing a tuxedo, embrace. Taft is smiling, while the elephant is weeping as it holds up a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-06-03

A stork with the face of Theodore Roosevelt delivers William H. Taft, bundled as an infant, to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-06-10

At the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Theodore Roosevelt is passing the pike of “Policies” to William H. Taft, as “The New Mahout,” sitting on the “G.O.P.” elephant. Seen through the left lens of Roosevelt’s spectacles, labeled “Before Taft is Nominated,” are James J. Hill, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Fortune Ryan, John D. Rockefeller, Edward Henry Harriman, Joseph Gurney Cannon, Joseph Benson Foraker, and Nelson W. Aldrich looking very somber. Seen through the right lens labeled “After Taft is Nominated,” the same group is cheering. In the lower right, Roosevelt refuses another curtain call. On the lower left he offers “Taft Bitters” to a cowboy. Across the bottom is Roosevelt’s familiar toothy grin.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-06-10

A turtle with the face of William Jennings Bryan is racing a rabbit with the face of William H. Taft. Caption: The Tortoise — If that chap only goes to sleep, I’ll win out by a mile.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-07-08

President Roosevelt has already made arrangements for Admiral Cowles to remain as Chief of the Bureau of Equipment until the end of Roosevelt’s presidential term. He has also spoken with Secretary of War Taft about Cowles’s career. Roosevelt is delighted with Mr. Winslow’s request to Cowles and he would like an admiral at the Quebec celebration.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-06-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt found the peaches delicious and enjoyed hosting Admiral Cowles. He recently updated Corinne Roosevelt Robinson on the Roosevelts in his “neck of the woods.” President Taft has taken responsibility for the Controller Bay matter but Roosevelt was troubled that Taft knew nothing about the subject. Problems were insured after James Rudolph Garfield was replaced by Richard Achilles Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-07-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Charles Evans “Hughes” appears as a sphinx labeled “Senate” and “Assembly” in a desert at night, with a donkey and an elephant standing in the foreground. Several presidential candidates stand on the left, including Joseph Gurney Cannon, William H. Taft, and Charles W. Fairbanks. They are straining to hear some words from the sphinx.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-01-01

Theodore Roosevelt appears as “Mikado Roosevelt” with a large cast of characters standing behind him: “Pish Tush Root,” “Landis,” “Pooh Bah Taft,” “Burroughs,” “Heney,” “Cortelyou,” “Steffens,” “La Follette,” “Folk,” “Garfield,” “Riis,” “Loeb,” and “Koko Bonaparte,” who is holding a large sword labeled “Department of Justice.” John D. Rockefeller labeled “Flim-Flam Business,” and Edward Henry Harriman labeled “Flim Flam Finance,” are kneeling on the stage awaiting execution. Caption: “My object all sublime / I shall achieve in time — / To let the punishment fit the crime — / The punishment fit the crime. — / And make each prisoner pent / Unwillingly represent / A source of infinite merriment, / Of infinite merriment.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-01-08

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased and interested to learn from J. A. Peters about the work he did in Sequoyah County of Oklahoma for the campaign. Roosevelt was also interested in the information Peters provided on the actions of the workers supporting President Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

A live electrical wire spelling “Vice Presidency” drips red drops as it dangles between potential candidates in the upcoming presidential election: Charles Evans Hughes, Philander C. Knox, Joseph Benson Foraker, George B. Cortelyou, William H. Taft, Joseph Gurney Cannon, and Charles W. Fairbanks. Caption: If you touch it, you’re a dead one.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-01-22