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    William Howard Taft National Historic Site

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    William Howard Taft National Historic Site

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    Location Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
    Coordinates39°7′11″N84°30′31″W / °N °W / ;
    Area3 acres (12, m²)
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    Architectural&#;styleGreek Revival
    Visitation14, ()
    WebsiteWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site
    Part ofMount Auburn Historic District (ID)
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    William Howard Taft was born on September 15, , in Cincinnati, Ohio, to judge Alphonso Taft and his wife Louisa. He graduated from Yale, and then returned to Ohio, studied at the Cincinnati Law School, and began his law practice. He made a swift climb in politics through Republican judiciary appointments, while a seat on the Supreme Court was his ultimate ambition. His route to the White House was mapped gradually through ever more prestigious posts beginning in when President William McKinley appointed him civil governor of the Philippines. During his tenure, he improved the economy, built roads and schools, and gave the Filipino people limited participation in government. In President Theodore Roosevelt returned him to Washington to serve as sekreterare of war, and in he received the Republican presidential nomination. He won the election and was inaugurated in March

    Taft pledged to continue Roosevelt's presidential agenda, pleasing Progressives who said that "Roosevelt has cut e

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    William Taft: Life Before the Presidency

    Born in the Mount Auburn section of Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, , William Howard Taft was a physically active child, playing sports and taking dancing lessons despite his tendency to obesity. He loved baseball, and he was a good second baseman and a power hitter. Taft studied at Woodward High School, a well-regarded private school in Cincinnati, graduating in second in the class with a four-year grade point average of out of

    At Yale University, Taft followed his father's advice to refrain from athletics lest his participation impede his academic progress. He graduated second in his class of students and then went on to the University of Cincinnati Law School while working part time as a courthouse reporter for the Cincinnati Commercial. Taft passed his bar exams in May

    Living Up to High Expectations

    Taft was raised in a large, close, and stimulating family. He had five siblings, two half brothers by his father's first marriage