This series is a tribute to our Nation and our Presidents.
William Taft was the 27th President of the United States.
Here are some interesting facts:
1. The heaviest president at 332 pounds, Taft struggled all his adult life with a weight problem. It was said that he once got stuck in the White House bathtub and had to have an oversized version brought in for his use.
2. President Taft was the only ex-president to be a judge on the Supreme Court. He was appointed Chief Justice. He was the only president to head two branches of the federal government.
3. President Taft was the first president to play golf. Taft said he liked golf because "you cannot permit yourself to think of anything else" while you are playing it.
4. William Howard Taft was the first president to own a car at the White House (he had the White House stables converted into a 4-car garage).
5. During his administration, the U.S. parcel post system began, and Congress approved the 16th Amendment, providing for the levying of an income tax.