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William Howard Taft
by Alpheus Thomas Mason
from University Press of America
Editorial Review:
Originally published by Simon & Schuster in 1964, this is the ironic story of how William Howard Taft, the only man ever to be both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, reformed judicial processes in this country so thoroughly that he helped to undermine the reactionary power of wealth and privilege in which he believed.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0  Good Analysis of Taft's Chief Justiceship
This book is written by a legal scholar who has written on a number of other 20th century American jurists. It only covers Taft's life from the perspective of his chief justiceship. As a result, his life story before 1921 is very sketchy--Mason only relates information about his life-long campaign to be appointed to the Supreme Court and surveys his legal philosophy before 1921. Almost nothing of his service in the Philippines, the War Department, or as President is discussed.
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