William Taft

William Taft has some very interesting distinctions. Taft led many changes as he was the first president to own a car, changing the stables to a garage, and the last president to have a cow on hand for fresh milk. Taft was a deaf man and a huge man. He once got stuck in a bathtub so he had it changed to be made big enough for four men. Taft holds many distinctions such as that as being head of both the executive and judicial branches of government saying he enjoyed being Chief Justice more than the president as the White House was "the loneliest place." Taft also argued for U.S. supreme court to be made separate from Congress, and was one of only two presidents to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery(10 Interesting Facts About William Taft).
William Taft's presidency saw growth as the last two continental states were added, New Mexico and Arizona. Taft started what came to be known as Dollar Diplomacy, which ment the United States would get involved militarily to help United States interest overseas such as when he sent troops to stop a rebellion in Nicaragua because it was friendly with America. Taft was also key in bringing down a Standard Oil Company and passing the sixteenth amendment that called for an income tax(Martin Kelly).