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RECOLLECTIONS OF FULL YEARS
MRS. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Recollections of Full Years
BY
MRS. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
Dodd, Mead & Company
1914
Copyright, 1914
By THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING CO.
Copyright, 1914
By DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
FOREWORD
I wish to express my grateful acknowledgment toEleanor Franklin Egan and my daughter for their valuedassistance in the preparation for publication of these Recollections.
Helen Herron Taft.
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I | ||
| Introductory | 1 | |
| Cincinnati—City of Birth and Early Memories. Educational and Musical Advantages. Childhood in Large Family on Moderate Income. Meeting Mr. Taft—Political Turmoil. First trip to Washington to visit President and Mrs. Hayes. Social Gaieties and Serious Undertakings. Engagement—Summer in the Adirondacks. Marriage—Trip Abroad. Mr. Taft’s Father and Mother. First home—“Satisfactory though Mortgaged.” | ||
| CHAPTER II | ||
| Cincinnati and Washington | 21 | |
| The Superior Court—First Doubt as to Desirability of Judicial Career. Mr. Taft’s Embarrassing Truthfulness. My son Robert. Solicitor General—Move to Washington. Mr. William M. Evarts. Washington Society Twenty-five Years Ago. My Daughter Helen. The Federal Bench. Youngest Child. Tranquil Years. The Cincinnati Orchestra. Spanish-American War—Results to the Taft Family. | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |