Taft Effaced
Debunking 20 Myths of the Forgotten Reformer of Imperial AmericaBy Miguel Thornton
Length6h 29m
About this audiobook
History turned him into a joke — a fat, lazy president lost between Roosevelt and Wilson. But William Howard Taft was no pawn. He was a constitutional reformer who fought monopolies, reshaped empire through law, and built the foundation of modern conservatism. Taft Effaced exposes 20 enduring myths that distorted his legacy, from the “bathtub tale” to the lie of subservience to Roosevelt. Drawing from forgotten archives and sharp historical analysis, Miguel Thornton restores Taft’s true image: a principled leader who believed in law over showmanship, restraint over ego. This is the long-overdue rehabilitation of America’s most misunderstood president — the jurist who saved the Republic from its own excess
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Politics and Government
Length6 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Myth 1: Taft Was Merely Roosevelt’s Pawn
3Myth 2: Taft Was a Lazy and Obese President
4Myth 3: Taft's Imperialism Was Simply a Continuation of Roosevelt's
5Myth 4: Taft Betrayed Progressivism by Opposing Roosevelt
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6Myth 5: Taft Did Nothing for Civil Rights
7Myth 6: The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Was a Total Failure for Taft
8Myth 7: Taft Was a Timid Isolationist
9Myth 8: The Ballinger-Pinchot Dispute Ruined His Presidency
10Myth 9: Taft Had No Coherent Foreign Vision
11Myth 10: Taft Was a Mediocre Jurist Who Became President by Accident
12Myth 11: Taft's Antitrust Efforts Were Weak Compared to Roosevelt's
13Myth 12: Taft Ignored Ethical Reforms
14Myth 13: His 1908 Election Was Stolen by Political Machines
15Myth 14: Taft Was Anti-Union and Purely Pro-Capitalist
16Myth 15: The Loss of the Philippines Under Taft Was Inevitable
17Myth 16: Taft Did Not Influence the Modern GOP
18Myth 17: His Imposing Physique Symbolized His Inaction
19Myth 18: The 1912 Republican Convention Discredited Him Forever
20Myth 19: Taft Was a Total Omission from Historiography
21Myth 20: Taft's Conservatism Was Retrograde, Not Visionary
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Busting 20 Founding Fathers Myths: Legends UnraveledMiguel Thornton 6h 25m Only with Ultra
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