William Howard Taft
Taft had a difficult time living up to the legacy of his mentor Theodore Roosevelt, who began the “Bull-Moose” party in the 1912 presidential election. But Taft’s primary goal was to serve as Chief Justice of the United States, which he had accomplished in 1921. He kept that job until his death in 1930 and was the only man in history to hold the highest executive and judicial positions.
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
As the 31st President of the United States, Hoover set up a program that helped millions in Belgium avoid famine during the First World War and gained worldwide recognition as a ‘Great Humanitarian.’ But after the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Hoover by a landslide in 1932. What a difference that can make four years!
Herbert Hoover