Today in Supreme Court History: September 15, 1857

9/15/1857: Chief Justice William Howard Taft's birthday.

Chief Justice William Howard Taft

 

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

And this photo was taken with a wide angle lens. Think about that.

[CJColucci]

Those of us old enough to remember the National Lampoon will never be able to think of Taft in the same way again.

[Syd Henderson]

And no president ever since has dared to wear a mustache. The competition is just too high.

[Dan Schiavetta]

That’s why Dewey lost — twice!

[Sarcastr0]

Reading the Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on tape. Slightly dated (published in 1979) but pretty gripping.

[Cal Cetín]

They once hired a model to jump out of a cake for his birthday.

He wasn't impressed.

"Less cheesecake, more real cake," he said.