The first volume of selected correspondence, speeches and documents of Robert A. Taft (1889-1953). This volume spans his early life and career from school days to election to the US senate in 1938. Selected for inclusion are political speeches and other historically significant documents.
This third volume in the series documents Robert A. Taft's experiences through World War II and his early postwar years.
In examining the life of former Senator Robert A. Taft, this volume illuminates not only the history of the conservative opposition to liberal internationalism in the 1940s, but tells us much about the contest over America's proper place in ...
Available in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new introduction by Jeffrey Nelson, who has been closely associated with Russell Kirk.
Offers a sympathetic portrait of the U.S. Senator and presidential aspirant drawn from his personal papers.
Available in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new introduction by Jeffrey Nelson, who has been closely associated with Russell Kirk.
William Howard Taft, 1857-1930
This work uses archival evidence to examine the liquor ban and to draw attention to the bi-partisan movement led by the Association Against Prohibition Amendment.
" "Young Bob was one of the best senators in history but also one of the most tragic. In 1946, at the height of his national prominence, La Follette lost his Senate seat to Joseph McCarthy.
22 Now Robert Taft—a fighting man when roused, for all his shyness—would carry the campaign into Washington. ... Helen Taft Manning Papers, Library of Congress. 5. William Howard Taft to Helen Taft Manning, November 3, 1929.
In addition, the book charts Taft's mentoring of women artists, including the so-called White Rabbits at the World's Fair, many of whom went on to achieve artistic success.