This motor car company's prestige grew when, in 1909, President Taft ordered 2 models for the White House
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Jeopary Questions page 1348 - TOTALLY 1680s! - TriviaBistro.com  "ARROW"S: This motor car company's prestige grew when, in 1909, President Taft ordered 2 models for the White House  BEAUS: She once said of companion...
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Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company History - The Glidden Tour Years  History of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company during the years they were ... Pierce-Arrow's prestige continued to grow in 1909 when President Taft ordered two ... when the last Pierce-Arrows, 1935 models, were ordered by the White House.
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The White House's First Car - Infoplease  Who was the president when the White House got its first car? ... Bromley, author of William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency, 19091913. ... at Washington, D.C. McKinley is known to have taken at least two more auto rides, one...
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Bonhams : 1933 Pierce-Arrow Series 836 Limousine Chassis no ...  During 1908, the company was renamed the Pierce-Arrow Motorcar Company and its ... U.S. President William Howard Taft ordered two of the Buffalo-built machines in 1909; they were the first automobiles to join the official White House fleet. ... while other prestige nameplates pursued the art deco flamboyance that was...
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Motor Cars Come to the White House - White House Historical ...  To honor incoming president William Howard Taft, an automobile enthusiast, ... the purchase of the first two White House motor cars despite heated protests. ... A chauffeur poses in the Pierce Arrow just outside of the White House garage in 1909. ... Machine Company of Cleveland, provided for the chief of state its Model M,...
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1.9 Lion in the White House - Hanson History - Sites - Google  Feb 4, 2016 ... Historian David McCullough writes that his first and lasting ... He used the presidency as a "bully pulpit" for shaping and leading public ... He often led visiting foreign dignitaries to the White House on .... Roosevelt had already resigned from the Navy Department in answer to President McKinley's call for...
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Harvard University Tour | Self Guided | Free Tours by Foot  Eight United State Presidents attended Harvard University and the name is ... at 5 JFK and you will see NPR's Car Talk law firm Dewey, Cheatem and Howe. ... The 1909 date refers to the year the building was completed and 1876 refers to...
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President William Taft - Classroomhelp.com  Feb 12, 2016 ... President Harrison appointed him chief barrister (lawyer)for the US government. ... William Taft's Vice President was James S. Sherman from 1909-1912. ... Needing a big bathtub, he had a 7' long 41" wide tub installed that could ... He got stuck in the White House bathtub and had to have an oversized...
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first ladies White House - White House Historical Association  His destination was Panama and he arrived there on November 14, 1906. ... William Howard Taft was the first president to have an official White House ... he is also one of two presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery (John F. ... The event marks the only time that a President's son has been married in the mansion.
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William Howard Taft - Wikipedia  William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857  March 8, 1930) served as the 27th President of the United States (19091913) and as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (19211930) ... In 1921, President Harding appointed Taft chief justice, an office he had long sought. Chief Justice Taft was a conservative on business...
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Presidential Vehicles - JFK Limousine - Henry Ford Museum  1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by Ronald Reagan ... getting into this car when he was shot by John Hinckley on March 30, 1981. ... United States, District of Columbia, Washington .... United States, Michigan, Detroit.
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1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 Packard Twin Six - 1916-1923 ...  1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 Packard Twin Six - The 1918-1923 ... Czar Nicholas II of Russia owned a Twin Six with the front wheels replaced ... In 1921, Warren Harding used a Twin to become the first president to motor to his inauguration. In Japan, mechanics took the first car imported on a joy ride, ditched it in the...
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William McKinley, first U.S. president to ride in a car, is born - Jan 29 ...  On this day in History, William McKinley, first U.S. president to ride in a car, is born ... 1901) took a drive in a Stanley Steamer, a steam-engine-powered auto built in the .... lands began in 1944, when he first visited the American Southwest as a.
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Biography - Hoover Association  Called The Great Engineer, Hoover saw his prestige grow as he became secretary of commerce under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. In 1928, he was...
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William Howard Taft - The New York Times  William Howard Taft was born into a prominent Cincinnati family; his father was briefly ... Until his election as president in 1908, Taft's political career was one of ... In 1904, Roosevelt convinced Taft to accept the post of secretary of war, which ... and administered the construction of the Panama Canal as secretary of war.
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Presidential children - A History of the Presidency - policy, war, second  The son of President Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, known affectionately to .... Harry A. Garfield, the president's eldest son, was for twenty-five years .... In the 1940s and early 1950s Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the son of William ... regarded as "Mr. Republican," ardently sought the Republican nomination.
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Stutz Motor Car Company | Cruise-IN.com  Later, we'll tour the Stutz Motor Car Company complex on Capitol Avenue to view ... This car was marketed as the Safety Stutz because of its innovation of safety ... 1912 The Stutz Bearcat is introduced with a design patterned on the White .... of Indiana/Automobile College at 500-514 N. Capitol was built from 1910-1911.
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Articles about Henry Ford Ii - latimes  Auto magnate Henry Ford II, who for 35 years ran the automobile company founded by his ... Henry Ford II, former chairman of Ford Motor Co. and grandson of the auto company's ... Henry Ford II, who took over his grandfather's foundering company at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's urging in 1945 and over 37 years...
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William Howard Taft - Wikipedia  William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857  March 8, 1930) served as the 27th President of the United States (19091913) and as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (19211930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt ... In 1904, Roosevelt made him Secretary of War and he became Roosevelt's...
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William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) - Genealogy - Geni  Jul 11, 2016 ... Genealogy for William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) family tree on Geni, with ... In 1921, after the First World War, President Warren G. Harding appointed ... Early life. William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, near Cincinnati, Ohio. ..... Taft achieved what he felt were his main goals as President:...
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1900 - Antique Automobile Club of America www.aaca.org  Total vehicle production in the U.S. is 4,192; Total vehicle registration is ... William McKinley becomes first U.S. President to ride in an automobile-first a ... Seven cars displayed are steam-powered. ... Olds Company of Detroit begins the first mass production of automobiles turning out ... Locomobile (1900). ... Stanley (1899).