William Howard Taft | 60-Second Presidents | PBS
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- Here's everything you need to know about William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, in just 60 seconds.
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I feel kind of bad for Taft. He tried to do the best that he could as president and actually did a lot of good things, but many people only remember him as the guy who allegedly got stuck in a bathtub.
Add to that the fact that he had to have great mental strength and a positive attitude to stand firm even when he didn't like being president!
That's what I am realizing now, there are a lot of important figures I haven't had the pleasure of learning about.
Nah, Taft was 90% garbage. I can’t think of 1 good thing he did
@@stratinolampino he did a lot, passed the income tax, added New Mexico and Arizona, promoted direct election of senators, appointed first female head of a federal agency, appointed 6 justices to the Supreme Court, first to propose a federal budget, protected federal land, President with most anti trust cases
@@sethfrost7091 LOL you’re saying the income tax was a good thing???
Fun fact, Taft was the first president to ever walk into the oval office
I give you both a thumbs up: one, for epic trivia, and the second for being funny AF.
he said with tears in his eyes: I don't see how I could have done any differently from what I have
you .
Winning attitude for someone who didn't really want to be president but was suddenly thrust into it!
@@eunaekim9216 right? Also, he looks ecstatic to leave the presidency, when he’s shaking Wilson’s hand.
He could’ve been a good president
At least he became Chief Justice of the United States, which was his first priority.
Also, he actually proved to be better in this position than he had been as president.
@@eunaekim9216 true
@@eunaekim9216 I agree. Taft's qualities, such as hesitation, listening to all sides of the problem, and worrying over every detail, work against him as a President, but these qualities belong with a good judge. This is probably why he famously dissented against Adkins v. Children's Hospital's upholding that minimum wage law is unconstitutional, in which he argued against the very laissez-faire, classically Republican idea of "freedom of contract" as a fundamental constitutional right (and mind you, he's a Republican himself; and he ended up being vindicated by West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish in 1937). And thus, Taft is, in my opinion, one of the better Chief Justices.
@@DavidHutchinson0713 That's interesting. When was his minimum wage interpretation overturned? Why didn't a later court consider the precedent?
One of my favorite Presidents! 😊
Taft is a favorite of mine, too! He had to be very mentally and emotionally strong to just jump in an election he didn't even want to win simply for someone else's sake!
Taft was far more mindful & earnest about making sure that everything he did was constitutional & legal. He deserves way more credit than he gets. Also, he was pretty peaceful in foreign policy, as well as a far more successful trust-buster than Roosevelt. The economy also performed well under him.
Had it not been for Teddy’s egomania, Taft would’ve beaten Wilson (the worst president we’ve ever had: he segregated the public workforce; created the inflationary Fed; & forced an unnecessary power vacuum in Germany by forcing the Kaiser to abdicate, which led to rise of Adolf Hitler).
And this is also the guy who made the necessary changes to child abuse prevention and foster care. He filed twice the antitrust lawsuits of Roosevelt in basically half the time. His Dollar Diplomacy policy lasted until FDR turned it into the Good Neighbor policy. He was the first person to float the idea of a League of Nations. Cherry on top - he was known for his integrity and his humility!
@@eunaekim9216 no joke, I had no idea about that! That’s awesome! Go Taft!
Dollar diplomacy was an awful policy. He pushed corporations pretty much to take over smaller countries
Even though he's best known for being an absolute unit, he was also a force to be reckoned with when it came to antitrust lawsuits. He and his administration filed about 90 of them!
Yes! Also, I really appreciate how he forced himself to do everything he did LEGALLY/within the bounds of the Constitution. That’s a freaking novelty by today’s standards.
@@GoFartherPodcast This guy was the complete opposite of Trump!
A lawyer and judge who became president filing anti-trust lawsuits? I cant imagine something scarier for corporations.
The only trust Taft Broke was the White House bathtub.
Taft was an economy idiot. Didn’t know the first thing about economics. Because if he did he would’ve been a good president.
He's an underrated President IMO. He also had a very narrator-like voice.
Plus, this is the guy who took down Standard Oil, American Tobacco, and a whole lot more. Not to mention that he definitely had great mental strength and a winning attitude!
Stereotypically, very big men like Taft have deep, booming voices. That's actually more like McKinley than Taft!
I thought it was Polk who was underated
@@melanieranson5474 him too
Taft is famous here in Philippines
Ang unang gobernador heneral sibil ng Pilipinas
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That's understatement city! The guy was so large that he didn't fit in a normal chair and he had to use chairs that were practically loveseats! Not to mention the whole bathtub thing!
And another thing - Taft was never within healthy weight range in his entire life! However, this did not prevent him from being a force to be reckoned with in the wrestling ring as a young man!
Well, one of our main road named after him.
Are you from Ohio? Taft is still highly regarded in that state, and so are many of his descendants (other than that scandal prone governor from the millennial decade)!
Taft Ave. Sa Manila
And President Taft, he got the bill.
That can be interpreted in several ways - besides the literal way, it can be seen as a reference to his name being Bill, or as a dollar diplomacy reference!
Nice reference to The Animaniacs.
first Virgo to be President,(Sept. 15,1857). Good hearted & humored man,(perhaps ate too many good humor ice cream).
Sam Bradley Bradley, he was also a Leo moon. One of two, including Herbert Hoover, I believe.
@@andrewjones2222 Who, in fact, was actually sworn in by Taft when the latter was Chief Justice!
And unless Trump or Biden is a Virgo, the only other Virgo to be president was LBJ!
An underrated & underrated President. 😐
He got stuck in the bathtub....
@@schultz8122 nope he never did.
@@happy_maxi7972 wdym
@@schultz8122 the story was proven false years ago dude
@@hzq-yg8bj Oh it was
i am studing william howard taft
how is your studing going
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Fun fact: he approved the bill that granted statehood to my home state of Arizona on 14 February 1912. 🌵🇺🇲💪
This is patently false... Taft was not a progressive, but rather a constitutional conservative... It was for this reason that Roosevelt ended up despising Taft... Taft was a great man, and an even greater judge.
Fillmore how did you know this?
Both are kinda true to some extent. You could perhaps debate and very well argue (as I have seen many people do) that Taft was a progressive, albeit not as hardline or radical as Roosevelt. Constitutional Conservative is true in this regard as well. But it is by no means "patently false", rather, it is the interpretation of you see what a Progressive at the time is. Especially since Taft also busted the trusts and monopolies, which would be a Progressive thing in the time it occurred in.
On that note, I think it shouldn't be taken that serious. This is an obvious condensing of very intrinsic history. Don't slam them because "well uhhh bathtub funny :)". I do highly recommend people watching this into looking more into Big Bill. He's personally a favourite of mine.
DISCLOSURE: Yes, I am a Taftian. You should take this into consideration when reading my comment - and no, the comment isn't made as a hit-piece, but to educate anyone watching or interested in possibly discussing history.
Our first governor general in the Philippines during American rule !
didn't he get stuck in a bathtub
Your avatar did 2
Yes.....
nope.
@@happy_maxi7972 yeah it was a hoax
no, that was a myth
Respected judge? Bro he was THE judge
He got stuck in a Bathtub on June 10, 1909!
Thats a myth
Taft was a badass when it came to anti-trust
Twice the antitrust lawsuits of Roosevelt in basically half the time? I totally agree with you!
@@eunaekim9216 Exactly, he's the real trust-buster
WIDE BOI
But he apparently had a sense of humor about his size. For example, when he was asked if he would agree to accept a chair of law, he told them to make it a sofa of law!
Edit: another joke he made about his size was "I'll sit down with you, but I'll need a few chairs!"
he was a friendly giant
0:05 This literally made me almost burst into laughter
This is the only president for whom you can get away with doing that along the X-axis!
Could you pass the soap Richard
Member of Skull and Bones as well......
Indeed, his father was a founding member of that organization!
But of course they’ll never mention that.
Best president.
very nice
" 60-Second" hah it 1:28
Haven't you ever heard of rounding?
@@ictoan5966 the outro And intro
What if William Howard Taft we’re still the President Of The US during and while WW1 was going on and let’s say that’s if he had decided to run and have a second term of Office and exactly how would the First World War have played out under his presidency and what exactly would the outcome of Victory be for the US and would there have still been the League of Nations founded and even including whether or not the signing of the Versailles that would have still led to the crippling of Germany and its Economy ? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔?
Wait a minute! You can't compare him to Wilson or Roosevelt! This is comparing apples to oranges!
Anyone know about him being a werewolf?
If any president should fit that description, it should be Rutherford Hayes. He had a very long beard which reached the middle of his chest!
My earlier reply notwithstanding, I will say that Taft did have the best facial hair among the presidents, simply because no other president ever had the same style in that category!
I just know him as a BIG golfer
Believe it or not, that was not the only competitive sport that Taft played during his lifetime. As a young man he was a force to be reckoned with in the wrestling ring!
Presentation is overboard too goofy and distracting,. sorry
We need bigger chairs!!!!!
He said something to the effect of, "I'll sit down with you, but I'll need a couple of chairs," with a laugh! Moreover, at one point he actually had the chair he was sitting in rise with him when he got up to give a campaign speech, because someone miscalculated its width. And not only was he the heaviest president, but the gap between him and second place Cleveland was about eighty pounds!
Heavy President
My suspicion is that he was an emotional eater during his time in the White House, considering that he didn't like being president.
The actual numbers are 6'0" and 332 pounds. Absolute unit!
The opposite name of taft is tfat wait t(fat) omg
No way
If I were the one who uploaded this video I'd have given this comment a heart before you could say Jack Robinson!
I'm related to Taft.
How
@Catzzzzz1450メ A family member died recently, and he was investigating our family history.
Great so this is the guy that made it legal for the government to take 35 percent of your paycheck
But you can't forget the other amendment he pushed for - the direct election of all senators!
@@eunaekim9216 voting isn't real what are you talking about ?
I plead the fifth on that. I don't want to escalate a comment war.
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U frogot something, he was so fat he got stuck in the tub once!!!!🤣🤣🤣
Thats a myth
WHAT THE WOODROW WILSON IS HE DOING
Here are some things that each weigh LESS than Taft did at his peak weight - the average female panda bear, the heaviest sheep in the world, and two Great Danes put together!
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ngl, this 60 seconds made me second guess seeing Teddy Roosevelt as my favorite president. People gloss over the Woodrow Wilson thing, and honestly now Teddy sounds like a cuck.
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I think it should be investigated if the American states now and then are legislated with the Bible written as a story. The word immunity (Latin immunitas, freedom from obligations to the state) comes from a religious revelation from the middle ages, most likely from a pope to become lawless, and which has since been rewritten into sovereign, absolute, and qualified immunity (legally, cannot be prosecuted for criminal act) to the president, senate (origin, the Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court for law decisions and actions. The political exploitation of the vital ecosystem has led to forest death, how will that affect people's economy, etc?
I also think The Democratic party can be a consciously misleading party name with all parties belonging to The Republican party, as current political democracy and socialism can only be about going more toward the middle, eg. The Democrats for law decisions and actions, even with the misleading word professional politician.
Furthermore, I think the people should consider voting for a real democratic party with an independent state formation to investigate if the president, parties, senate (origin, the Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court overall may be guilty of a violation of democratic rights with misleading elections, serious economic crimes, violation of human rights with class society for adults and children, and serious environmental crime (force majeure).
Ain’t no Way Taft is the fattest president yet but not Grover Cleveland
Sadly, in 1930
He got heart disease
Or the inflammation of his liver
Big chungus?
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Is it true that he get stuck in bathtub while in White House🤨
Thats a myth
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Sorry, but this comment came out of left field.
is this guy a jojo reference?