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!

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My July 2023 Visit!

From My July 2024 Visit!

Taft Funeral at Arlington.
Beneath the Taft obelisk
The Taft gravesite
Postcard of Taft gravesite

William Howard Taft Statues

In Rapid City!

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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