The Papers Of Robert A. Taft: Volume 4: 1949-1953

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The final volume of the Taft papers

This fourth and final volume of a chosen edition of the papers of Robert A. Taft documents Taft’s post–World War II and congressional experiences until his death in 1953.

Regardless of his conservative commitments, Taft saw the need for responsible reform. Within the immediate postwar years, he recognized the need for federal aid to education, for social welfare legislation that assisted the poor, and for federal reinforce for public housing. Out of political necessity, Taft became more partisan as the 1950 senatorial campaign approached, convinced he needed to win reelection in Ohio by a big margin if he used to be to establish himself as a frontrunner in the principle campaign for the 1952 presidential election. Moderate Republicans spurned Taft and doubted that the serious, partisan senator could successfully head a national ticket. His reinforce, on the other hand, used to be very important to the 1952 Eisenhower presidential campaign.

Taft’s service as Senate majority leader proved indispensable to President Eisenhower right through the early months of his first term, helping the president navigate the byways of the nation’s capital. Even after his diagnosis of cancer in April 1953, he continued to work at his senatorial duties until he died in July 1953.

This volume completes the contribution that The Papers of Robert A. Taft provides to the study of United States political and diplomatic history, Ohio history, and conservative political theory.


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