The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Taft, William Howard
DATES:
1857–1930
The 27th President of the United States (1909–1913), whose term was marked by antitrust activity and passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909). He later served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1921–1930).
