Collection The 2016 White House Christmas Ornament
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President Taft and His Children on Horseback
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- Library of Congress
President Taft and His Children on Horseback
Created c. 1909.
President Taft with his son, Charlie Taft, and daughter, Helen Taft pose for this photograph on horseback. While President and Mrs. Taft were at the White House, their son Robert (not pictured) attended Yale University and Helen attended Bryn Mawr College. Charlie was eleven years old.
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