EVB2932210: Ex-President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sworn in as chief justice of the United States in 1921. The Judge's Act of 1925, increased the Court's power to choose cases it would consider, setting the stage for the "activist" role the court would take throughout the 20th century / Bridgeman Images
EVB2932029: 1912 Cartoon "Sitting up with a sick friend," commenting on the Republican Party split, in which "progressive" Theodore Roosevelt challenges incumbent Taft for the party's nomination. G.O.P. elephant, holding fan "hope" in its trunk, seated beside William Howard Taft, who is sick in bed. Bottle labeled "progressivism tonic" on table / Bridgeman Images