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塔夫脱总统于1911年在维吉尼亚的马那萨斯法院 (Manassas
Court House) 演讲
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美国总统与最高法院首席法官威廉．豪沃．塔夫脱 (William
Howard Taft) 出生
1857年9月15日
在1900年，威廉．麦金莱总统
(William McKinley)指派塔夫脱到菲律宾成立一个文官政府。美国是在1898年美西战争即将开始时，占领了这个岛国。塔夫脱于是担任菲律宾第一位文人统治者。西奥朵．罗斯福总统 (Theodore
Roosevelt) 后来在1904年任命塔夫脱担任战争部部长一职，和他的父亲担任同一职位。当受到众人欢迎与深具影响力的政治家老罗斯福 (Teddy
Roosevelt) 准备从总统一职退休时，他提名塔夫脱作为下一任的共和党总统候选人。
In 1900, President William McKinley appointed Taft to organize a civilian government in the Philippines. The U.S. had taken possession of this island nation at the close of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Taft served as the first non-military governor of the Philippines. President Theodore Roosevelt named Taft secretary of war in 1904, like his father. When Teddy Roosevelt prepared to retire his presidency, this popular and influential politician promoted Taft as the next Republican president.
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