This volume documents Robert Taft's first term in the United States Senate and marks his entrance onto the national political and policymaking stage.
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 ...
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.
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.
By offering a well-researched account of the antistatist and nationalist origins not only of the debate over legitimate federal functions but also of the modern Republican Party, this book affords insight into such contemporary political ...
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.
analyzes the procedures by which Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards are set, variances are obtained, and enforcement takes place.
27 Bland or not, the Dewey forces were on the move. On February 4, they received a fresh impetus as it was announced that Governor Charles Dale of New Hampshire, a candidate for delegate-atlarge, would support the New York governor.