On March 8, 1930, William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, died at age 72. And before you ask the question: no, he did not die by getting stuck in a bathtub. In fact ...

and the genuine sorrow of the thousands who knew Mr. Taft as a genial president and sagacious justice made the entire affair a sincere tribute to the dead statesman. Wisconsin Supreme Court race ...

This black-and-white footage from 1911 captures U.S. President William Howard Taft's arrival in San Francisco. A ferryboat carries the president into the city's dock, where he disembarks at Pier 12.