William Taft Stuck In Bathtub
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William taft stuck in bathtub. Taft was elected president in 1908 the chosen successor of theodore roosevelt but was defeated for re election by woodrow wilson in 1912 after roosevelt split the. But that got us thinking does the taft tub story really hold water. It took six of the strongest men on white house grounds the story goes to wrest william howard taft s substantial body out of the bathtub. While it is true that taft was america s heaviest president the story itself has less evidence.
Cnn with new jersey gov. This is his story. And president william howard taft got stuck in a bathtub and then got unstuck. Taft may never have gotten stuck in a tub but he did push one to the limits and beyond.
William howard taft september 15 1857 march 8 1930 was the 27th president of the united states 1909 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the united states 1921 1930 the only person to have held both offices. Taft was born on this day in 1857 and that. A definitive ranking of us presidents william howard taft really get stuck how trump haunts the dead our terrible what portly u s president was theopinion william howard taft is still stuck in the tub newdid william howard. Reported in the new york tribune and repeated in many other papers it happened on june 18 1915 two years after taft left the presidency.
Chris christie poking fun at his own weight and questions about its impact on a possible presidential bid the nation s heaviest president william howard taft and a story about the his getting stuck in white house bathtub comes up. Taft s most embarrassing bathtime story. Rumors abound that the 27th president of the united states william howard taft got stuck in a bathtub at the white house due to his portly size. The funny part is that while taft was president the white house got a tub that was so big a president couldn t possibly get stuck in it carlson says.
Weighing in at more than 350 pounds he was once rumored to have gotten stuck in a white house bathtub.