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'''Robert Alphonso Taft Sr.''' was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the [[Republican Party]]'s [[Taft family]]. | '''Robert Alphonso Taft Sr.''' was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the [[Republican Party]]'s [[Taft family]]. | ||
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| + | ==Presidential candidate== | ||
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| + | |subjects=JPMorgan Chase,Republican Party,US/Presidential Election,US/1936 Presidential election,US/1940 Presidential election,US/1944 Presidential election,US/1948 Presidential election,US/1952 Presidential Election,Rockefeller family | ||
| + | |text=Every [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate for president since [[1936]] has been nominated by the [[JPMorgan Chase|Chase National Bank]] | ||
| + | |source_URL=https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/bankers-round-table/ | ||
| + | |date=1952 | ||
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| + | |subjects=Dwight Eisenhower,US/1952 Presidential Election | ||
| + | |text=First, it was the power of the [[Wall Street|New York financial interests]] and a large number of businessmen subject to New York influence, who selected [[General Eisenhower]] as their candidate at least a year ago. There was a strong and substantial minority of [[Robert A. Taft|Taft]] supporters among business leaders, but they were a minority, particularly in the East. Second, four-fifths of the [[corporate media|influential newspapers]] in the country were opposed to me continuously and vociferously and many turned themselves into propaganda sheets for my opponent. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 24 March 2024
 Robert A. Taft    (politician, lawyer) | |
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| Born | September 8, 1889 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1953 (Age 63) New York City, New York State, U.S. |
Cause of death | galloping cancer |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Yale College, Harvard Law School |
| Parents | • William Howard Taft • Nellie Herron |
| Children | • Robert Taft Jr • William Howard Taft III |
| Party | Republican |
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family.
Presidential candidate
“Every Republican candidate for president since 1936 has been nominated by the Chase National Bank”
Robert A. Taft (1952) [1]
“First, it was the power of the New York financial interests and a large number of businessmen subject to New York influence, who selected General Eisenhower as their candidate at least a year ago. There was a strong and substantial minority of Taft supporters among business leaders, but they were a minority, particularly in the East. Second, four-fifths of the influential newspapers in the country were opposed to me continuously and vociferously and many turned themselves into propaganda sheets for my opponent.”
Robert A. Taft (1952) [2]
