William Taft #9: Professor, Rapprochement, and Peace (1913-1920); Topics covered include: Leaves the presidency, law professor at Yale, World War I, President Woodrow Wilson keeps the U.S. out of the war, election of 1916, rapprochement for Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, League to Enforce Peace, Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations including Taft's advocacy and its failure to pass in the U.S. Senate
Key people: Nellie Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Evans Hughes, and Henry Cabot Lodge
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William Taft #8: Rock Bottom (1910-1912); Topics covered include: President of the United States, difficulties mount, seeks free trade with Canada, seeks arbitration agreements with Britain and France, conflicts grow with Theodore Roosevelt including related to the Antitrust Suit against U.S. Steel, death of Archibald Butt on the Titanic, 1912 Election, Republican National Convention, Roosevelt breaks with the Republican Party and launches the Progressive Party, Taft is angry and depressed, Woodrow Wilson wins the election, and Taft's presidency ends
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, JP Morgan, George Wickersham, Archibald Butt, Henry Allen, Woodrow Wilson, and Champ Clark
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William Taft #7: He's Not TR (1909-1910); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Special Session of Congress, Payne-Aldrich Tariff, conflict with progressives (tariff and conservation), rift with Theodore Roosevelt begins to grow, stress and weight gain, Roosevelt returns to the U.S., Roosevelt speaking tour including his "New Nationalism, change in Chief Justice, and Republicans lose badly in midterm elections
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, Joe Cannon, Nelson Aldrich, Gifford Pinchot, Richard Ballinger, Archibald Butt, Melville Fuller, and Edward White
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William Taft #6: President Taft, Whether He Wants it or Not (1908-1909); Topics covered include: 1908 Election, Theodore Roosevelt endorsement for Taft, challenges with Taft as a campaigner, electoral victory, Cabinet selections, Inauguration, addition of Military Aide Archibald Butt, Nellie Taft as First Lady including her stroke, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, Nellie Taft, John Sherman, William Jennings Bryan, Charlie Taft (brother), James Garfield, Richard Ballinger, Archibald Butt, and Elizabeth Jaffray
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William Taft #5: Roosevelt's Jack-of-all-Trades (1904-1908); Topics covered include: Secretary of War, crisis at the Panama Canal, congressional tour to the Philippines, Elihu Root returns as Secretary of State ("The Three Musketeers"), turns down Supreme Court appointment again, crisis in Cuba, world tour including the opening of the First National Assembly in the Philippines, and death of Taft's mother
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, Nellie Taft, William Gorgas, George Goethals, Alice Longworth, John Hay, Elihu Root, Harry Brown, Tomas Palma, and Louisa Taft
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William Taft #4: Duty Calls - Dream Denied (1901-1904); Topics covered include: Inauguration as Governor-General of the Philippines, move into the Malacanan Palace, work on behalf of the Filipino people, President William McKinley assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes President, Taft suffers from an abdominal abscess, returns home to rest and testify to Congress, trip to the Vatican, return to the Philippines as a hero, offered position on the Supreme Court (twice) and turns it down (both times), agrees to become Secretary of War, and leaves the Philippines
Key people: William McKinley, Emilio Aguinaldo, Arthur MacArthur, Leon Czolgolsz, Theodore Roosevelt, Luke Wright, Nellie Taft, Robert Taft, Louisa Taft, Pope Leo XIII, and Elihu Root
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William Taft #3: The Philippines? (1900-1901); Topics covered include: Federal a Judge, Spanish-American War, resigns from the Bench to lead Philippine Commission, becomes Governor-General of the Philippines, positive engagement with the Filipino people ("policy of attraction"), gains their trust, election of 1900, and the end of the Filipino insurrection
Key people: William McKinley, Elihu Root, Emilio Aguinaldo, Dean Worcester, Bernard Moses, Henry Ide, Luke Wright, Nellie Taft, Arthur MacArthur, and William Jennings Bryan
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William Taft #2: Judge Taft (1889-1899); Topics covered include: Judge of the Ohio Superior Court, move to Washington, Solicitor General, friends with Theodore Roosevelt, birth of children, death of father, and appointed Federal Judge (6th Circuit)
Key people: Benjamin Harrison, Nellie Taft, Robert Taft, Helen Taft, Charlie Taft, Alphonso Taft, and Frank Phelan
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William Taft #1: Lofty Expectations (1857-1889); Topics covered include: Youth, education (including Yale and Cincinnati Law School), Assistant Prosecutor of Hamilton County, Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District, Marries Helen (Nellie) Herron, and becomes Judge of the Ohio Superior Court
Key people: Alphonso Taft, Louisa Taft, Ulysses Grant, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Nellie (Herron) Taft, Judson Harmon, and Joseph Foraker
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Theodore Roosevelt #10: Wilson, War, and Death (1913-1919); Topics covered include: Writes memoirs, journey to the Amazon (River of Doubt), World War I begins, furious with the Woodrow Wilson administration for inaction, sinking of the Lusitania, election of 1916, declines nomination by Progressive Party, Wilson wins reelection, Germany announces unrestricted warfare, Wilson brings the U.S. into the war, Roosevelt volunteers to join the fight but Wilson turns him down, all four sons volunteer for the war, repairs rift with Taft, Archie Roosevelt is injured, Quentin Roosevelt is killed, continues to criticize President Wilson, body breaks down, and death
Key people: Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, George Washington, Charles Evans Hughes, William Taft, Archie Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, and Kermit Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt #9: The Taft Rift (1908-1912); Topics covered include: Declines to run for reelection, hand picks William Taft as successor, leaves the presidency, departs for extended Safari in Africa and vacation in Europe, returns to the U.S. and gets complaints about Taft from progressives, introduces his New Nationalism (including judicial recall), rift with Taft grows, decides to run in 1912, Republican party divides, Taft is nominated and Roosevelt claims fraud, starts third party (Progressive Party), shot on campaign trail and decides to go ahead with his speech, and Wilson wins the election of 1912
Key people: Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Elihu Root, William Taft, Gifford Pinchot, Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root, Hiram Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, and John Schrank
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Theodore Roosevelt #8: Enjoying the Presidency (1901-1909); Topics covered include: Family life in the White House, pets, relationship with Edith Roosevelt, renovation of the White House (including addition of the West Wing), personal characteristics (including smile and laugh), rigorous exercise, hunting, introduction of the Teddy Bear, relationship with Alice Roosevelt, and Alice's White House wedding, his love of being President of the United States
Key people: Ike Hoover, Archie Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Morris Michtom, Alice Roosevelt, and Nicholas Longworth
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Theodore Roosevelt #7: Doctrine, Square Deal, and the Big Stick (1904-1909); Topics covered include: Election of 1904, elected Prsident in own right, corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, progressive policies (trusts, labor, regulations, etc.), Square Deal for all, and the Great White Fleet
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Theodore Roosevelt #6: Expansive Executive (1901-1906); Topics covered include: President of the United States, pursued expanded responsibilities for the President, anti-trust lawsuits, coal strike of 1902, Square Deal, revoluion in Panama, serves as arbiter to end the Russo-Japanese War, wins the Nobel Peace Prize, sends troops into Santo Domingo and Cuba, pursues progressive agenda with prominent role for the Federal government, engages in rule changes for football, and introduces his Simplified Spelling Board
Key people: William McKinley, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, and Franklin Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt #5: A Heartbeat Away (1899-1901); Topics covered include: Governor of New York, Death of Vice President Garret Hobart, disclaims any interest in the vice presidency, nominated anyway at the Republican National Convention, election of 1900, chafes in role as Vice President, President William McKinley is assassinated, and sworn in as the 26th President of the United States
Key people: Garret Hobart, Tom Platt, Mark Hanna, William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, and John Adams
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Theodore Roosevelt #4: Crowded Hour (1898); Topics covered include: War with Spain, resigns from the Navy, volunteers for the Army, organizes regiment (Rough Riders), chaos in Tampa, landing in Cuba, Battles of Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill, results and impact, and election as Governor of New York
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Leonard Wood, and George Dewey
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Theodore Roosevelt #3: Go Navy! (1897-1898); Topics covered include: State Assemblyman, Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner (New York City), appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, explosion of the USS Maine, prepares for war, and Declaration of War with Spain
Key people: William McKinley, John Long, and Alfred Mahan
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Theodore Roosevelt #2: Love and Heartbreak (1878-1884); Topics covered include: Youthful relationship with Edith Carow; meets, courts, and marries Alice Lee; Graduates from Harvard College, hunting trip with his brother, enrolls in law school/withdraws, extended honeymoon in Europe, elected State Assemblyman, aggressive reformer, Alice becomes pregnant, mother ill, baby is born; Roosevelt's wife and mother die on the same day just after the birth, eliminates Alice from his life, and leaves for the Bad Lands
Key people: Edith Carow, Alice (Lee) Roosevelt (wife), Dick Saltonstall, Elliott Roosevelt, Mittie Roosevelt, and Alice Roosevelt (daughter)
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Theodore Roosevelt #1: Father's Influence (1858-1877); Topics covered include: Parents, details on father, youth, illnesses (asthma), education, interests, family trips to Europe (2), focus on exercise, love of nature, attends Harvard College, guidance from his father, death of father, mourns loss, and impact
Key people: Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Mittie Roosevelt
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William McKinley #10: Reelection and Assassination (1900-1901); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, election of 1900, selection of VP candidate (Theodore Roosevelt), victory over William Jennings Bryan, second inauguration, national tour, Ida McKinley's illness, economic speech at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, visit to Niagara Falls, reception at the Temple of Music; assassination attempt by Leon Czolgosz, anarchists, medical treatment, death of the President, and reflection on McKinley's life
Key people: Elihu Root, Garret Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Platt, Mark Hanna, Ida McKinley, Enrique Aguinaldo, John Milburn, George Cortelyou, Leon Czolgosz, Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman, Matthew Mann, Charles Dawes, and William Day
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