Season 3, Episode 27-William Howard Taft’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 27: William Howard Taft’s Tomb

One of the least happy Presidents became one of the happiest former Presidents, when William Howard Taft, 27th President, left the White House! Learn about his time after the office, his service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, his death, burial, and commemorations!

Be sure to listen to William Howard Taft’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “William Howard Taft and Cincinnati” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to William Howard Taft’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “William Howard Taft and Washington, D.C.” on his homes!

President William Howard Taft Memorial Grave from Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington National Cemetery official site.

From My July 2015 Visit!

William Howard Taft gravesite!
Path leading to the gravesite

From My June 2022 Visit!

At the gravesite of William Howard Taft
Serene setting
The path

From My July 2023 Visit!

William Howard Taft gravesite!
The gravestone
Clearly, I’m struck by the path

From My July 2024 Visit!

With the Taft grave!
The path, from the road
Footstone for William Howard Taft
Marker with footstones
Gravestone for William Howard Taft!
Taft Funeral at Arlington.
Beneath the Taft obelisk
The Taft gravesite
Postcard of Taft gravesite

William Howard Taft Statues

With William Howard Taft in Cincinnati
In Rapid City!
In Niles!
At the Supreme Court!

William Howard Taft Gravesite: Schley Drive, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

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Recommended Reading for William Howard Taft

Henry Pringle, William Howard Taft: The Life and Times.
Judith Icke Anderson, William Howard Taft: An Intimate History.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism.
David Burton, William Howard Taft: Confident Peacemaker.
Jeffrey Rosen, William Howard Taft.

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