Robert A. Taft
| Robert A. Taft link (Politician, lawyer) | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1889 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1953 New York City, New York State, U.S. |
Cause of death | galloping cancer |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Yale College,Harvard Law School |
| Parents | William Howard Taft,Nellie Herron |
| Children | Robert Taft Jr,William Howard Taft III |
| Party | Republican |
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family.
Presidential candidate
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“Every Republican candidate for president since 1936 has been nominated by the Chase National Bank”
Robert A. Taft (1952) [1]
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“First, it was the power of the New York financial interests and a large number of businessmen subject to New York influence, who selected General Eisenhower as their candidate at least a year ago. There was a strong and substantial minority of Taft supporters among business leaders, but they were a minority, particularly in the East. Second, four-fifths of the influential newspapers in the country were opposed to me continuously and vociferously and many turned themselves into propaganda sheets for my opponent.”
Robert A. Taft (1952) [2]
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