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1. • • Helen “Nellie” Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
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   Who is Nellie Taft?

   • However, she also signed a public letter with other women, including FDR's mother, Sara Roosevelt, calling on Republican Senators - including her son - to permit Roosevelt's war-preparedness legislation to come to the Senate floor for a vote. Nellie Taft is the first of two First Ladies buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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   What happened to Nellie Taft?

   • Although she initially lost the power of speech, within two years she had regained her voice and resumed her First Lady duties, even throwing and enjoying her twenty-fifth wedding anniversary party, which she and the President celebrated with hundreds of guests. It was to be the last truly happy White House event that Nellie Taft would hostess.

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   What was Nellie Taft's legacy?

   • The great legacy of Nellie Taft's years as First Lady was the creation and development of what is now known as West Potomac Park. Most famously, she brought to reality her vision of the area being surrounded with Japanese cherry blossom trees, which bloomed white and pink flowers every spring.

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   Did 'Nellie' Herron Taft visit the White House?

   • As “the only unusual incident” of her girlhood, “Nellie” Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the guest of President and Mrs. Hayes, intimate friends of her parents.

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   Why did Nellie Taft go to the movies?

   • Nellie Taft came to enjoy going to the movies, following the Charlie Chan series, for example Although she annually made an overseas trip, when Taft's heart condition weakened, she remained at his side until his 1931 death.

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   Where did Nellie Taft travel?

   • As a widow, Nellie Taft resumed her global travels - exploring Egypt on a donkey, taking buses in London, drinking beer in Mexico, sailing to the South Sea Islands, roaming the dark streets of her favorite place, Naples, Italy.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Helen_Herron_TaftHelen Herron Taft - Wikipedia

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   Helen Louise "Nellie" Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady.

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   Helen “Nellie” Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913. During their marriage, she relished travel to Japan, China, and...

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6. archive.firstladies.org › biographies › firstladiesHelen Taft Biography :: National First Ladies' Library

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   Nellie Taft made a permanent mark in history by becoming the first First Lady to ride in the Inaugural Parade with her husband, following the swearing-in ceremony. Many newspapers at the time considered it a symbol of what they assumed to be her support of full suffrage for women.

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7. millercenter.org › president › taftHelen Taft - Miller Center

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   Of the two, it was Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft who was most ambitious to attain the White House. While her husband served in state and federal judgeships, as U.S. solicitor general, governor of the Philippines, and secretary of war, it was Nellie who kept her eyes focused on presidential politics.

8. www.whitehousehistory.org › bios › helen-taftHelen Taft - White House Historical Association

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   As “the only unusual incident” of her girlhood, “Nellie” Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the guest of President and Mrs. Hayes, intimate friends of her parents.

9. obamawhitehouse.archives.gov › helentaftHelen Herron Taft | whitehouse.gov

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   Helen "Nellie" Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913. During their marriage, she relished travel to Japan, China, and diplomatic missions around the world.

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    Taft won the election and a proud Nellie broke precedent when she rode with her husband to the White House after the inauguration. She felt that the honor was rightfully hers since she had helped to make him president.