Americans tend to dislike family dynasties and self-declared aristocracies deeply. Whether political or financial or otherwise, they always seem to rub a democratic people the wrong way, as too ...

The day began at seven. Senator Robert Alphonso Taft got up and faced the day. At breakfast he ate one egg, as usual. Then he picked up his large briefcase, climbed into his car and drove through ...

Famous Families: Bob Taft discusses the Ohio history of the Taft family. On this edition of SHOWCASE ‘Famous Families’: Former Ohio Governor Bob Taft sits down with Barbara to discuss the history of ...

KANSAS CITY, MO — If Chairman Mao were actually a monkey with prison tattoos, and if Alphonso Taft didn’t have that bump on the left side of his forehead, artists Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Alphonso Taft was born in Townshend, Vermont, in 1810. He graduated from Yale and began a successful law career in ...