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	Robert Taft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Alphonso Taft I (September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953), of the Taft family political dynasty of Ohio, was a United States Senator and Presidential candidate in the Republican Party.
		Robert Taft was the son of William Howard Taft, whose term as President roughly coincided with the younger Taft's undergraduate college years.
		Robert Taft was the grandson of Attorney General and Secretary of War Alphonso Taft, and son of President William H. Taft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Alphonso_Taft (586 words)

	Alphonso Taft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810–May 21, 1891) was the Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and the founder of an American political dynasty.
		Taft was appointed Secretary of War by President Grant in March, 1876, and three months later Attorney General of the United States.
		Taft was ambassador to Austria-Hungary in 1882, and to the Imperial Russia from 1884 to 1885.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Alphonso_Taft (353 words)

	Taft, Robert Alphonso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After the war Taft again became the voice of the isolationists: he voted against ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and changed his position on the United Nations.
		Taft was a supporter of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who condemned the Korean and China policies of the Truman administration.
		Republican,” Taft was a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 1952 but lost to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ta/Taft-Rob.html (279 words)

	MSN Encarta - William Howard Taft
		Taft's conservatism irritated Roosevelt, split the Republican Party, and ensured a Democratic victory for Woodrow Wilson in the presidential election of 1912.
		William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Alphonso and Louisa Torrey Taft.
		Alphonso Taft himself served as a judge in Ohio, as attorney general and secretary of war in the administration of Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877), and as U.S. minister to Austria and to Russia.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555013/William_Taft.html (635 words)

	Robert A. Taft
		Robert Alphonso Taft was born on September 8, 1889, in Cincinnati, into one of Ohio's most famous political families.
		Robert Taft was a junior at Yale University when his father achieved the White House in 1909.
		Taft's failure to win the 1948 Republican nomination may be attributable to his reputation as an isolationist.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1640.html (1172 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Robert A Taft - Ohioan US Senator
		Robert Alphonso Taft was born on 8 September, 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was also the birthplace of his parents.
		Robert Taft's father, William H Taft, was a friend of Teddy Roosevelt, who had taken the Presidency upon the assassination of William McKinley (another Ohioan) in 1901.
		It was co-sponsored by Robert Taft in the Senate and Representative Fred Allan Hartley in the House.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A3662561 (1929 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - William Howard Taft
		Taft had been opposed to U.S. seizure of the islands and was unwilling to undertake the job, but McKinley persuaded him it was his duty.
		In Manila, Taft was soon involved in a conflict of power and policy with the military governor, General Arthur MacArthur, whose harsh treatment of the Filipinos contradicted Taft's objective: “to hold the Philippines for the benefit of the Filipinos.” Taft won, MacArthur was replaced, and in 1901, Taft was made civil governor of the islands.
		Taft declined, pleading that he wanted to finish the job in the Philippines properly, but late in 1903 he returned to Washington as Roosevelt's secretary of war.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761555013___7/William_Howard_Taft.html (846 words)

	Taft - dKosopedia
		Alphonso Taft, the family patriarch, served briefly as Secretary of War in 1876 under Ulysses Grant, and then as Attorney General from 1876 until 1877.
		His son, Robert Alphonso Taft, was elected to the Senate in 1938, and was re-elected in 1944 and 1950.
		His son Robert Taft III served as Ohio's Secretary of State (1991-1998), and is the current governor of that state (1999-present).
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=Taft&printable=yes (297 words)

	ipedia.com: Robert Taft Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Robert Alphonso Taft I, of the Taft family political dynasty of Ohio, was a United States Senator and Presidential candidate in the United States Republican Party.
		Taft died in New York City at the age of 64 and is buried at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery in Cincinnati.
		Robert Taft was the grandson of Attorney General and Secretary of War Alphonso Taft, son of President William H. Taft, father of Robert Taft Jr (1917-1993), a former member of the United States Senate, and grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft II, the current Governor of Ohio.
	www.ipedia.com /robert_taft.html (414 words)

	Presidential Avenue: William Taft
		Alphonsos first order of business was to modernize the plumbing and put a large addition in the rear to accommodate his growing family.
		Alphonso also maintained an "observatory" - a telescope set up in the widow's walk - and was known to wake his family for late-night sightings of astronomical marvels.
		The eldest son, Robert Alphonso Taft, became a U.S. Senator from Ohio and General Dwight Eisenhower's principal opponent for the 1952 Republican nomination for president.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /wt.cfm (1777 words)

	American President
		Taft's lifelong ambition was to serve as Chief Justice of the United States, to which he was appointed after leaving the presidency.
		Alphonso Taft was a distinguished Cincinnati attorney and a prominent Republican who served as secretary of war and then attorney general under President Grant, and was U.S. minister (ambassador) to Austria-Hungary and Russia under President Chester Arthur.
		Taft was disappointed, but pushed by his associates, including his wife, he took the job, with McKinley's promise of a future position on the Supreme Court upon his return.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/williamhowardtaft (899 words)

	taft103198
		Taft later spent 1967-69 as a U.S. State Department officer in Vietnam and 1969-73 as assistant state budget director in Illinois before returning home to gain his law degree at the University of Cincinnati.
		Taft mounted a challenge to now two-term Gov. George Voinovich for the gubernatorial nomination in 1989 before agreeing - some Democrats claim he was bribed with party campaign cash - to run for secretary of state.
		Taft professed not to know the details of debate negotiations or Fisher-bashing fund-raising letters that carried a tone he said he disliked, yet were signed by him and his wife.
	www.cincypost.com /news/1998/taft103198.html (1748 words)

	Robert Alphonso Taft Biography / Biography of Robert Alphonso Taft Biography Biography
		Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) was a conservative politician who served three terms in the U.S. Senate, where he was recognized as "Mr.
		Robert Alphonso Taft was born September 8, 1889, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to William Howard Taft and Helen Herron Taft.
		His grandfather Alphonso had been President Grant's secretary of war and attorney general and his father was to be in turn solicitor general, a federal appeals judge, civil governor of the Philippines, and ultimately the only person ever to serve as president of the United States and afterward as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-robert-alphonso-taft/index.html (264 words)

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		Currently, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert's daughter, is the lieutenant governor of Maryland; Joseph P. Kennedy II, Robert's son, left Congress in 1999 after six terms in the Massachusetts seat formerly held by his uncle John; and Ted's son, Patrick, has represented Rhode Island in the House since 1995.
		William Howard Taft, president from 1909 to 1913, was the only person to serve as both president and chief justice.
		Robert A. Taft III, son of a senator, grandson of another senator and great-grandson of a president, is now called "Bob" in deference to a more informal political climate.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/democracy/bush/stories/other.dynasties (1415 words)

	USATODAY.com - Rare-coin deal buys scandal for Ohio governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		But Taft, 63, now is mired in a series of controversies that range from the state losing more than $10 million investing in rare coins to his golf outings allegedly paid for by lobbyists and businessmen but not reported on the governor's financial disclosure forms.
		Great-grandfather William Howard Taft was president from 1909 to 1913 and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930.
		Taft defeated an incumbent Democrat for secretary of state in 1991 and was elected governor in 1998.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-08-16-coingate-taft_x.htm (1280 words)

	Taft and Great American: Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Taft is of interest for its Australian involvement (the Taft-Hardie joint venture was the basis of the Southern Star production house acquired by Southern Cross broadcasting) and because its broadcasting operations ended up with Clear Channel, Viacom and Fox.
		Son William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was a Superior court judge in Ohio from 1887 to 1890, Judge of the federal Court of Appeals 1892 to 1900, Governor of the Philippine Islands from 1900 to 1904 and US Secretary of War from 1904 to 1908.
		William's son Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) - 'Mr Republican' or merely Mr UltraConservative - served as the Republican leader in the Senate, unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination for president in 1940, 1948, and 1952.
	www.ketupa.net /taft.htm (1118 words)

	UM Library: Dentistry Library: About Us
		Taft, in his manuscript about the founding of the School, put it this way: "The suggestion originated, as nearly as can now be ascertained, in conversations and consultations between Drs.
		In Dr. Taft's presidential address as the outgoing President of the Association, as consistent with Dr. Taft's entire career, he strongly espoused the duty of each dentist to the advancement of the profession, and professional ethics as essential to this process.
		Taft was a key witness in this very early example of the use of bite marks in forensic dentistry.
	www.lib.umich.edu /dentlib/about/exhibits/taft/early.html (644 words)

	Taft gambling that results woo voters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Taft was criticized by members of his own party, who accused him of failing to be a strong leader and pushing to spend the state's $1 billion rainy-day fund too quickly.
		Taft's spokesman responded that the governor cut taxes early in his term but was caught this year in a stubborn recession that required new taxes to balance the budget.
		Taft's chief of staff, says his boss doesn't “suffer fools lightly” and can be direct in expressing his disappointment in employees who fail to do their homework.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/10/13/loc_taft_gambling_that.html (2678 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857.
		Taft became interested in Republican politics in Ohio, and in 1881 he was appointed assistant prosecutor in Hamilton County.
		In the Philippines, Taft demonstrated his ability as an administrator, and in 1901 he was appointed by McKinley as the first civilian governor of the islands.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=a2028560-h&templatename=/article/article.html (1678 words)

	Taft, Robert A. -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Taft, Robert A. Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for 14 years (1939–53) whose espousal of traditional conservatism won him the sobriquet “Mr.
		Taft, Robert A. Mister Conservative, as Robert A. Taft was called, was the eldest child of United States president William Howard Taft.
		Robert was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 8, 1889.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070902?tocId=9070902 (865 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Taft Lorado
		Taft, Lorado (1860-1936), American sculptor, born in Elmwood, Illinois.
		Taft, William Howard (1857-1930), 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930); he was...
		Taft, Robert Alphonso (1889-1953), United States senator, who led conservative Republican opposition to the Democratic administrations of presidents...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Taft_Lorado.html (95 words)

	The Presidents' Project - Taft - Family
		To Alphonso and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft, William Howard Taft was born in the Mount Auburn part of Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15, 1857.
		Taft continued his education at Yale University where he graduated second in his class out of 132 students.
		She married Taft principally because of his respect for her intellect, but also because she sincerely believed that he would be president some day.
	surfaquarium.com /PP/Taft/page2.htm (214 words)

	H-Net Review: Daniel Nelson on The Papers of Robert A. Taft
		Robert A. Taft was arguably the most important Ohio politician of the first half of the twentieth century, perhaps of the entire century.
		Taft's early letters, speeches, and editorials, capably edited and annotated by Clarence Wunderlin, thus provide a welcome opportunity to reexamine Taft's early life and emerging political career.
		Taft now had a cause and a goal, but a goal that could not be realized in Cincinnati or Columbus.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=684930763646 (957 words)

	TAFT, Robert Alphonso (1889-1953) Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		“Robert Alphonso Taft: An Assessment of a Persuader.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1957.
		Merry, Robert W. “Robert A. Taft: A Study in the Accumulation of Legislative Power.” In First Among Equals: Outstanding Senate Leaders of the Twentieth Century, edited by Richard A. Baker and Roger H. Davidson, pp.
		Integrity’ and McCarthyism: Senator Robert A. Taft and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=t000009 (555 words)

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