On January 4, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated William Howard Taft to be Secretary of War. Taft served as Secretary of War from 1904 until he was elected President in 1908. Taft later served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930. Nomination of William H. Taft of Ohio to be Secretary of War, 1/4/1904, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306340)
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On January 4, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated William Howard Taft to be Secretary of War. Taft served as Secretary of War from 1904 until he was elected President in 1908. Taft later served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930.

Nomination of William H. Taft of Ohio to be Secretary of War, 1/4/1904, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306340)

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