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William Howard Taft

President number
27th
In office
1909–1913
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3 biggest achievements

  1. Later served as Chief Justice of the United States
  2. Brought dozens of antitrust suits, including the breakup of Standard Oil
  3. Sent the 16th Amendment (federal income tax) to the states
Nickname
Big Bill
Born in
Ohio
White House pets
Pauline Wayne (cow)

Firsts and onlys

  • Only person to serve as both president and Chief Justice

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    Sources: Wikipedia: List of nicknames of presidents of the United States; Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States by home state; Wikipedia: United States presidential pets; Drafted from standard histories. Not yet checked against a cited source.