William Taft #1: Lofty Expectations (1857-1889); Topics covered include: Youth, education (including Yale and Cincinnati Law School), Assistant Prosecutor of Hamilton County, Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District, Marries Helen (Nellie) Herron, and becomes Judge of the Ohio Superior Court

Key people: Alphonso Taft, Louisa Taft, Ulysses Grant, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Nellie (Herron) Taft, Judson Harmon, and Joseph Foraker

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