why was president taft considered to be a reluctant president?
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Mainly by his own words. He didn’t want to be president, hated being president, and couldn’t wait to leave the White House. He knew that his training and background suited him better to be a judge than a politician. He later became a justice on the Supreme Court, a position he coveted for many years.
Some quotes by Taft:
"I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else."
"Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick. "
"Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. "
"Don’t sit up nights thinking about making me President for that will never come and I have no ambition in that direction. Any party which would nominate me would make a great mistake."
January 21st, 2010 at 11:23 am
Mainly by his own words. He didn’t want to be president, hated being president, and couldn’t wait to leave the White House. He knew that his training and background suited him better to be a judge than a politician. He later became a justice on the Supreme Court, a position he coveted for many years.
Some quotes by Taft:
"I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else."
"Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick. "
"Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. "
"Don’t sit up nights thinking about making me President for that will never come and I have no ambition in that direction. Any party which would nominate me would make a great mistake."
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