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Preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Jonathan Lurie
Jonathan Lurie
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Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Preface

The idea for this book came as I studied a letter from William Howard Taft decrying Woodrow Wilson’s nomination of Louis Brandeis to the High Court in 1916. In the letter, Taft described himself as “a believer in progressive conservatism.”

The term intrigued me because I had never seen Taft categorized in such a manner, least of all by himself. What did he mean? Was not “progressive conservatism” a contradiction in terms? During the several years in which I researched and wrote these chapters, it became clear to me that Taft’s career confirmed the accuracy of his description, and if there is one theme that ties my chapters together, it is the way in which this contention can be demonstrated.

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William Howard Taft
The Travails of a Progressive Conservative
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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McPherson, JamesTo the Best of My AbilityNew YorkDK Publishing Co 2004
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Gould, LewisThe William Howard Taft PresidencyLawrenceUniversity Press of Kansas 2009Google Scholar
Lash, Joseph P.From the Diaries of Felix FrankfurterNew YorkW. W. Norton & Co 1975Google Scholar

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  • Preface
  • Jonathan Lurie, Rutgers University, New Jersey
  • Book: William Howard Taft
  • Online publication: 05 December 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139014984.001
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  • Preface
  • Jonathan Lurie, Rutgers University, New Jersey
  • Book: William Howard Taft
  • Online publication: 05 December 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139014984.001
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  • Preface
  • Jonathan Lurie, Rutgers University, New Jersey
  • Book: William Howard Taft
  • Online publication: 05 December 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139014984.001
Available formats
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