as the rain poured down, chief justice howard william taft, administered the oath shortly after 11:00 in the morning. it seems that congressman elect depriest was present at the ceremony based on artifacts shared by phillip depriest, his great grandson, whom you'll hear from a little later today. the inaugural day full of hope, promise and festivities ended with a ball. a few weeks later on april 15, 1929, it was also a rainy day when oscar depriest became the first african-american of the 20th century to be sworn into t more than the usual amount of curiosity always attended upon this most national event. there was much craning of necks, question and an air of expectancy which increased as the time of the opening approached. congressman depriest was elected by the citizens of the 1st district in cook county. with black representation absent in the congress for 28 years, the nation's 12 million black americans at that time looked to congressman depriest as their own. black representation in congress did not occur until 101 years after the first congress met on march 4, 1789, and only

they released a new variety this year named after the first lady of william taft. she planted the first of two cherry trees at on march 27th 1912. that's it for news. cindy clawson with the national forecast. >> welcome back to united states farm report. we are will start off the week with a little on the wet side. we have a trough come in the jet stream. we will have a front all the way down from the western lakes, all the way down to the gulf coast. not a bad thing. we need the moisture in a lot of the areas from minnesota, on down into texas. pretty dry in a lot of the areas, we will see wet weather in the northeast and into the northwest as well. maybe rain and upper elevation now. little on the breezy received parts of montana, wyoming dry in the southwest, dry and warm in the southeast. heading in to wednesday, we will see the wet weather in the great lakes and into the northeast and again wet weather with continued front after front after front coming into the pacific northwest. look at this we have fairly dry conditions across just about all of the southern

william taft and herbert hoover and george w bush by saying sobriety provides raw git tee of thought. the best presidents were open minded and open to a drink. the nondrinkers were terrible presidents. he points out that jefferson adams who wasn't even a president were devoted drinkers all. i can't think of anyone who was more shocked by this conclusion than m why. than i am. >> i stand corrected. clint, welcome to the show. you look black. >> good to be seen. >> is this an attack on our next president? clearly he will be our next president. >> speaking from experience, i think i am drinking enough for the both of us. >> why are you drinking so much? >> it is news of the day and watching "red eye." >> that will do it to anyone. >> gavin, you are drunk right now. does it bother you you don't see yourself in mitt romney? >> i don't want to see myself in mitt romney, but i do like drunk leaders. i like the idea of churchill at the white house. he is waking up fdr and he is saying -- when you shook the prime minister's hand, i hit a soft hand. i would say go to bed. please, he is a lovabl

taft. we placated teddy because he was here. >> the answer is william howard taft.rew out the ball in 1910. >> i can't believe dave ross got the question right. >> question number three. are you still with me? >> yes. >> severe thunderstorms have produced hail as large as baseballs, softballs soccer balls. >> wouldn't it be baseball? >> haven't you heard them say softball high pressure sized hail. >> hail the size of baseballs, soccer balls, softballs. >> is it baseball or softball. >> i agree with screech. >> i think it is softball but we're going baseball. >> you guys are going baseball. >> i'm he going to go softball. >> i'm guessing b too. >> the answer is soccer ball. >> what? >> yes. soccer balls. >> we were officially wrong. >> in 2003, a hailstone 7 inches across and 18 1/2 inches in diameter fell from the sky. >> where was this? >> nebraska. >> you were one for three. >> i don't get credit for taft. >> that is pretty good for a batting average. >> you hit .333, you are in the hall of fame in baseball. >> you did a great job. you are in the hall of fame of a

grant and william howard taft brought filipino to the white house when he become president in 1909. between 1860 and 1940, waves of african-american migration from the south brought an influx of new comers to the nation's capital. almost a reverse tide as we've heard from alexander this morning. related to the forced migration of blacks southward. some found jobs in the white house and established decade long careers at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. this afternoon, we are going to hear stories of a free man enterprising labor and life on the square. and a singular event often called the white house tea incident that reflect the growing tide of black contribution to economic, social and political life in washington in the 19th and early 20th centuries. first we'll hear from don graves a descendant of hotelier, who has spent decades researching his family's contributions. don called me out of the blue one day to inform me about his research and out of that conversation has grown a wonderful relationship with him with a goal toward integrating wormley's legacy into our studies and presenta

at the time maria was born, william howard taft was president, women didn't have the right to vote andelevision wasn't around. and she is watching us as we speak right now. we want to give maria a happy birthday. >> happy birthday, maria. >> now, go to bed. there's better things to do. >> a lot of spunk. looking great. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. >> we have rain on the way. be careful. >> a little bit of wind, too. >> okay. >> hope to see you tomorrow. >> good night. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're in. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now d

senator bob lafayette bring senator william taft that day.nt on to win the republican nomination but finished third in the general election. congrats to mike from florida for tweeting me the right answer. >>> there are three republican primaries today. we are monitoring all contests. it seems president obama already picked a winner and that makes him fair game. joining me is maria cardona and republican strategist. president obama rolled out this new ad. it's all about gas prices, oil and taking down romney. >> he's raising mileage standards and doubling renewable energy. in all these fights, mitt romney stood with big oil for their tax breaks. >> it's playing in florida and ohio. too early or smart move? boris? >> it's not a bad move. what it does is send a message democrats with barrage barrage leading them denieded mitt romney will be the nominee. plups decided that, as well. this should send a message to republicans not coalescing behind mitt romney. if the president is focusing on backing him, let's defend mitt romney and make sure he's

. >> hey, to give you a little perspective at the time maria was born william howard taft was presidentmen didn't have the right to vote. and television, pure fantasy. it looks like she got a happy birthday from barack obama. she doesn't have a secret to living a long life, but we certainly want to know the secret because there's got to be one. beautiful skin as well. well, happy birthday, maria. >> so great to see. actually looking like she had a lot of energy left, more than i do on most mornings. >>> still to come on "today in the bay," cracking down on lighting up how the bay area's largest city is snuffing out smoking ahead. >>> and the golden gate talking about the rain coming down, could spoil your morning commute, but not if you've got mike and christina on the lookout for you. we'll have a look at traffic a . 5:27 right now. >>> good morning, i'm bob redell, live here in the south bay where a fatal accident has shut down a major commute thoroughfare through mountain view, that story coming up. >> reporter: and just minutes ago the setup and preparations began for a memorial ser

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but william howard taft, the capstone after his presidency was becoming chief justice of the united states and he says this up and thought the court would greatly benefit from the ability to write his own ticket, create its own docket, not have to take every case it came along. so under his leadership, his urging congress passed in 1929 what is known as the judges bill and gave the court we have the supreme court access illegal agenda for the country. >> in his new book on the rodney king recounts his life following the bd recorder and it is beating by los angeles police. mr. king talks about his own legal problems and alcohol addiction since then as well as the acquittal of four police officers in the case which led to rioting and los angeles. on tuesday, rodney king speaks in harlem, new york city. booktv will bring you the event live online at 630 eastern go to booktv.org and click the watch button under the events in future programs. also check television schedule of tv.org for air times of the event. annan but tv, richard epstein argues for return to a smaller, more accountable federa

william howard taft who made such a mess of his single term.zi war machine. >> go with me here. in his younger days fdr had four cases of old preserve delivered to his town house right before prohibition went into effect. [ applause ] >> good thinking. >> doesn't that match your usual order from the wine merchants? >> yeah. sure. >> i have seen that pyramid of wine that arrives each month. >> i took a little trip there this weekend. >> did you? >> yes. >> hoover once had a large wine cellar that his wife gave away right before the election for presidency. mount rushmore designer. abraham lincoln had a retail liquor license and also owned a tavern. >> a tavern! oh! >> romney is certainly a throwback to what i'm not sure. don draper in need of a drink perhaps? [ applause ] >> i'm just saying. all right. 45 minutes after the hour. we'll be right back. >> fight among the regions -- [ snoring ] >> right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> we all know what is going on in this bubble. the kids don't, but we do. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie mi

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he saw william howard taft come out in support of one.we thought teddy was about, and is supported that and an inheritance tax. >> so for some of the folks who were around for the election of 1912, that was the liberal and conservative wings of the republican party both coming out. >> and an interesting note is that the teddy roosevelt and later franklin roosevelt trained to a progressive income tax is an issue of fairness. they did not scream as they need revenue for x, y and z and i think we see obama doing the exact same thing and it's an issue of fairness, not of pain for the war. those are issues as well, but fairness and closing the income gap -- i'm sorry, the income inequality gap is important as well. so would result on election we saw the 15th amendment and the income tax come into place. tax rates immediately raised during world war i to help pay for that war. they came down after world war one and cannot significantly throughout the 20th under harding and coolidge. then of course the great depression hit an federal revenues to

so if the election of 1912 was a reform minded election, teddy roosevelt, william howard taft, i wouldrs in the meantime, our economy has grown, a larger population, different position in the world today, we're in need today of a reform kind of election like we saw in 1912. we've got to clean up the system. we've got to clear out some of the cobwebs. we've got to renew the machinery so the next generation can succeed. >> well, i'm scared to ask, but can mitt romney do that? >> oh, i think he has every ability to rise up to the occasion. >> how about the republican party? >> well, what does it stand for today? what are the driving ideals other than being against things? what are you for? what is your big vision? what is the bold part of your agenda that you're shooting for? i would argue that we're still adrift as a country today. we've been hit twice pretty hard. 9/11. we're still trying to make sense out of what that means longer term. foreign policiwise. from an individual liberties standpoint. and we've been hit economically. we're wondering in this country what the next big thing i

you saw william howard taft support it. we saw teddy roosevelt support its and an inheritance tax . >> for some of the folks in 20 -- 1912, that was the liberal and conservative wing of the republican party. >> an interesting thing to mention is that both teddy roosevelt and franklin roosevelt framed the income tax as fairness. they did not from a tax revenue. obama is doing the same thing. it is an issue of fairness, not paying for the war or food stamps. those are issues, as well. fairness and closing the incoming quality gap is important. so, with woodrow wilson's election, we saw the 16th amendment and the income tax come into place. tax rates were immediately raised during world war roman one to help pay for that war. they came down significantly throughout the 1920's under harding and coolidge. the great depression hit and federal revenues took a really big hit. you saw fdr, like i said, come out not only for, you know, america, but for tax fairness in 1935. he propose significantly what we might call soaking the rich

and you saw william howard taft come out in support of one. we saw teddy roosevelt come out in support of both that and an inheritance tax. >> and that was -- for some of the folks who weren't around for the election of 1912, that was the liberal and the conservative wings of the republican party both coming out. >> and an interesting note is that both teddy roosevelt and later franklin roosevelt, that he framed a progressive income tax as an issue of fairness. they didn't frame it as we needed revenue. we see obama today doing the exact same thing. and it really is an issue of fairness i'm not for paying are the war or food stamps. those issues as well, but fairness and closing the income inequality gap is very important as well. so with woodrow wilson's election we basically saw the 16th amendment and the income tax come into play. tax rates were immediately raised during world war i to help pay for that war. they came down after world war i and came down significantly in the 1920's under harding and coolidge. then, of course, the great depr

during the campaign of 1912 when theodore roosevelt was running on a third-party ticket and william howard taftwas running people came to theodore roosevelt and said we have letters between woodrow wilson and mayor retek and if you publish them, you will win and roosevelt said no, that would be wrong. [laughter] as though nobody would believe me triet he's going to think the man as romeo, he looks like the apothecary clerk. [laughter] >> great. okay. >> there's one word, denial [inaudible] it would happen so thorough that they just didn't recognize that these other people were relatives. >> you know, that's something that i spent a lot of sleepless nights wondering about. and i think that it's possible that in some cases you are able to convince yourself that what is right in front of your eyes isn't true. if you are interested enough in that story. at the same time the people that you are looking at who when they cocked their head, the kid that is carrying out your bed can or will ever come in your chamber pot, or making the fire in your room, they cocked her head and looked just like your aun

during the campaign of 1912 when theodore roosevelt was running on a third-party ticket and william howard taft was running people came to theodore roosevelt and said we have letters between woodrow wilson and mayor retek and if you publish them, you will win and roosevelt said no, that would be wrong. [laughter] as though nobody would believe me triet he's going to think the man as romeo, he looks like the apothecary clerk. [laughter] >> great. okay. >> there's one word, denial [inaudible] it would happen so thorough that they just didn't recognize that these other people were relatives. >> you know, that's something that i spent a lot of sleepless nights wondering about. and i think that it's possible that in some cases you are able to convince yourself that what is right in front of your eyes isn't true. if you are interested enough in that story. at the same time the people that you are looking at who when they cocked their head, the kid that is carrying out your bed can or will ever come in your chamber pot, or making the fire in your room, they cocked her head and looked just like your au

you saw william howard taft support it. we saw teddy roosevelt support its and an inheritance tax . >> for some of the folks in 20 -- 1912, that was the liberal and conservative wing of the republican party. >> an interesting thing to mention is that both teddy roosevelt and franklin roosevelt framed the income tax as fairness. they did not from a tax revenue. obama is doing the same thing. it is an issue of fairness, not paying for the war or foodthose are issues, as well. fairness and closing the important. so, with woodrow wilson's election, we saw the 16th amendment and the income tax come into place. tax rates were immediately raised during world war roman one to help pay for that war. they came down significantly throughout the 1920's under harding and coolidge. the great depression hit and federal revenues took a really big hit. you saw fdr, like i said, come out not only for, you know, america, but for tax fairness in 1935. he propose significantly what we might call soaking the rich. he ended up raising top rates t

during the campaign of 1912 when theodore roosevelt was running on a third-party ticket and william howard taftas running people came to theodore roosevelt and said we have letters between woodrow wilson and mayor retek and if you publish them, you will win and roosevelt said no, that would be wrong. [laughter] as though nobody would believe me triet he's going to think the man as romeo, he looks like the apothecary clerk. [laughter] >> great. okay. >> there's one word, denial [inaudible] it would happen so thorough that they just didn't recognize that these other people were relatives. >> you know, that's something that i spent a lot of sleepless nights wondering about. and i think that it's possible that in some cases you are able to convince yourself that what is right in front of your eyes isn't true. if you are interested enough in that story. at the same time the people that you are looking at who when they cocked their head, the kid that is carrying out your bed can or will ever come in your chamber pot, or making the fire in your room, they cocked her head and looked just like your aunt

started coming out and in favor of is having an income tax, federal income tax and you saw william howard taftout in support of one. we saw teddy roosevelt come out in support of that and in inheritance tax. >> for some of the folks who weren't around in the elections of 1912, that was the liberal or the conservative wing of the republican party, both coming out. >> an interesting note is that both teddy roosevelt and later franklin roosevelt framed a progressive income tax is an issue of fairness. they didn't frame it as we need revenue for x, y and z. obama today is doing the same thing and it's actually an issue of fairness. it's not an issue paying for the war. there are those issues as well but fairness and the income inequality gap is very important as well. with woodrow wilson's election and the 16th amendment and the income tax coming into place, tax rates were immediately raised during world war i to help pay for that war. they came down after world war i and came down significantly from under harding and coolidge. then of course the great depression hit and federal revenues took a re