William Howard Taft
Actor · 1857 – 1930 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 - March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have held both offices.
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A Washington Parade reel....
The Archives
1940 · 1 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryHistoryThis John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from early newsreels are shown.
Forgotten Treasure
1943 · 3 votes
Movie3.2DocumentaryHistoryThe first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and Juárez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio Díaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.
La entrevista de los presidentes Díaz-Taft
The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas
1909 · 3 votes