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...Yalie William Howard Taft, a Republican, came in third, with 3,484,980 votes...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to the Future: 1912 Presidential Ivy Pedigrees Mirror Current Race | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

According to Brinkley, would-be presidents climb the political ladder through one of two models. The first: an elite background. Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson are all examples of this, as are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class of 1904, John F. Kennedy '40 and Bush...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to the Future: 1912 Presidential Ivy Pedigrees Mirror Current Race | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...like Mineta who are hoping to be kept on will most likely be disappointed. Presidents far more influential than Clinton have tried and failed to extend their presidential influence after their terms ended. It never worked. Teddy Roosevelt, one of the most popular Presidents ever, practically handpicked his successor Taft. Once in office, however, Taft ceased to be the former-President's pawn and replaced all of Teddy's people with lawyers. Of course, Teddy was livid and journeyed back from his African safari to run for President again. He lost...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Confusion in Camp? | 9/21/2000 | See Source »

...company will own all media. There will be no outcry over teaching evolution in public schools because there will be no public schools. Our kids will discuss the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton with all the interest and enthusiasm with which we discuss the presidency of William Howard Taft...

Author: By Jeremy N. Smith, | Title: Alas, Poor Trapper Keeper | 3/24/2000 | See Source »

...William H. Taft was incredibly obese. A custom bathtub had to be installed in the White House with a crane because he got stuck in the original. Cabinet members thus dubbed him iTubbyi...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Groovy Train: Presidential Folklore | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

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