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Announcing a new book:

 

	William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency, 1909-1913 A sensational new look at the era of  William Howard Taft by Michael L. Bromley A narrative of the presidency of  William Howard Taft,  written around his relationship to the automobile. Join this celebration of a great American and a great guy! "This is simply a wonderful book. Its scholarship is impeccable, and the tale told is fascinating." - Beverly Rae Kimes, SAH Journal "...fascinating narrative... the road Bromley paves is well worth traveling." - Brian Perera, OHIOana Quarterly "...readers will find Bromley’s Taft interesting, students of progressive era politics will find it intriguing, and automobile enthusiasts will find it fascinating." - Neil Thorburn, Austin Peay State University "As educational as it is entertaining, Bromley's book masterfully conveys the top-level politics that drove the Motor Age." - Automobile Quarterly Reviews: See more reviews, including from History: Reviews of New Books, The Washington Times and automotive history legends Keith Marvin, Leroy Cole, and Bev Kimes.   Taft Stuff: Taft pages & book synopsis Bromley's Taft Bibliography Taft quotes: great sayings & humor Taft humor & anecdotes Taft photo gallery Taft's seminal 1911 speech that pronounced the Motor Age   Controversial Taft: The Depressed President? or why History Channel got the wrong Taft Taft and sleep apnea: new research on his disorder & Bromley's reply in The Washington Post   Bromley web-ready publications on Taft The Constitution's Bodyguard: William Howard Taft and his Defense of the Constitution During the Election of 1912 Early Automobiles and Airplanes: The Cultural Lag The Motor Bandits: Cars, Crimes and Philosophy Scorching Through 1902: "The Automobile Terror"   For full list of magazine articles, see:  Bromley publications   Butt Stuff: Captain Butt's Eggnog Recipe! A recipe and a unique story from Taft's Aide-de-Camp, Capt. Archie Butt who threw the best New Year's party in Washington. And, yes, it had a lot to do with the recipe. The letters offer wonderful views of life in the early 1900s. Bromley at the Taft Bridge, Wash., DC		Breaking News: Sept 15/2007: Happy Birthday, Mr. Taft! Welcome to the sesquentennial of Taft's birth, September 15, 1857. Jun/07: "William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency" featured in the Washington Post "Flashbacks" comic strip by Patrick Reynolds. The cartoon runs in two parts, June 17 and June 24, with the first, "The Cars are for Sissies President," focusing on Teddy Roosevelt's dislike for autos and the next, "Wheels for the White House" on Taft's adoption of them. Here for the author's website and to order reprints. The new paperback edition of "Motoring Presidency" can be ordered from there, too. Apr/07: Now available in paperback! Here for amazon.com page Library-quality hardbound approx. 450 pages, 50+ photographs ISBN 0-7864-145-8 McFarland & Co., Publishers Jefferson, NC and London Available from: Amazon.com McFarland & Co. Barnes & Noble Taft News: As presented to the 2004 Woodrow Wilson National Symposium, and the basis for Bromley's next book: The Constitution's Bodyguard Web-ready with a slide show of Bromley's presenation to the Symposium, and.pdf download of the formal paper. Automobiles & Airplanes: The Cultural Lag: Great fun with Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft and the politics of the early Motor Age.  Web-ready with a slide show, paper draft, and .pdf download of the formal paper. See also the 2nd Quarter 2003 issue of Automobile Quarterly (the greatest automotive journal on the planet) for: Of Politics and Automobiles: The Cars of President Taft    Bromley News and in the News Bromleyisms: Essays on automobiles, politics, and history See also the acclaimed automotive history book: Stretching It: The Story of the Limousine by Michael L. Bromley & Tom Mazza         Thanks & enjoy!   Jun/07: Check out this YouTube video someone put together called "Taft vs. Teddy Roosevelt"... Hillarious! Here's another in which Taft is attacked by a cat and a rabid possum! There are actually a number of "taft" videos on YouTube, mostly making fun of his size and his obscurity. Quite funny! One video is all very serious: it is an original color film of Taft from his presidency here: The footage is about 1 second at the very end of this video, which is otherwise of the early 1900s film, "The Great Train Robbery."