The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume IV: Presidential Messages to Congress Volume 4 - Couverture rigide

 
9780821414354: The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume IV: Presidential Messages to Congress Volume 4
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ISBN 10 : 0821414356 ISBN 13 : 9780821414354
Editeur : Ohio University Press, 2002

Synopsis

"A time when panics seem far removed is the best time to prepare our financial system to withstand a storm. The most crying need this country has is a proper banking and currency system. The existing one is inadequate, and everyone who has studied the question admits it."--William Howard Taft

The interaction between President William Howard Taft and the Congress provides a window on his leadership. Volume IV of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft is devoted to his messages to the legislative branch and concerns some of the pressing issues of the day, issues that have relevance still.

Oftentimes President Taft was at odds with a somewhat reactionary Congress, causing him to veto legislation that he thought unwise. For example, his commitment to the independence of elected judges led him to reject statehood for Arizona until its constitution was altered to address his objection.

His messages also touched on subjects for which he led the way over the objections of Congress, such as his recommendation of a federal law to protect resident aliens against denial of their civil rights and his advocacy of free trade with Canada.

In his commentary to the volume, Professor Burton points out: "There is exhibited time after time concern for the American people, for men and women from different walks of life. Taft comes across less as a judge, which he had been, or the chief justice he was to become, and more as a sitting president of all the people."

Taft's Presidential Messages to Congress provides the documentary evidence to support that claim.

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À propos de l'auteur

David H. Burton is the general editor of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft. An emeritus professor of history at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, he is the author of several books on the presidency.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Ohio University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0821414356
ISBN 13 
9780821414354
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
368
Éditeur
Burton David H.
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