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circa 1910: American Republican politician and the 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930). (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

circa 1910:  American Republican politician and the 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930).  (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

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circa 1912: 27th President of the United States William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

circa 1912:  27th President of the United States William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930).  (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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circa 1920: American politician William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930), the former President of the United States of America and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Photo by Library Of Congress/Getty Images)

circa 1920:  American politician William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930), the former President of the United States of America and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  (Photo by Library Of Congress/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL, 1910. President William Howard Taft throws out the first ball ever to open the 1911 baseball season in April in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL, 1910.  President William Howard Taft throws out the first ball ever to open the 1911 baseball season in April in Washington, D.C..   (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

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circa 1910: American president William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) with his wife, Helen and three children. One of his sons Robert became a Republican politician and was known as 'Mr Republican' for his staunchly conservative views. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1910:  American president William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) with his wife, Helen and three children. One of his sons Robert became a Republican politician and was known as 'Mr Republican' for his staunchly conservative views.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)