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William Howard Taft (1909-13), who at 330 pounds was too hefty to fit into a standard-sized tub, had a custom tub built for his extra-large frame. After it was manufactured, four men fit inside the tub for a photograph.
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15, 1857, the 27th US president from 1909 to 1913.
The heaviest president at 332 pounds, Taft struggled all his adult life with a weight problem. He got stuck in the White House bathtub and had to have an over-sized version brought in for his use.
Taft needed a larger bathtub to accommodate his ample figure.
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∙ 14y agoThis is false. The columnist H.L. Mencken, as a joke, said that Millard Fillmore installed the first bathtub in the White House. Later, Mencken admitted that it was a hoax. Beverly Smith, of the Saturday Evening Post, studied all the evidence, and in 1952 said that the evidence pointed to Andrew Jackson installing the first bathtub between 1829 and 1833. He spoke with pride that , in his bathroom, you could have a warm, cold, or a shower bath.
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∙ 14y agoThis is true. President Taft was a large man -- 6' 2" tall -- and weighing in at about 332 pounds at the height of his presidency. After becoming stuck in the White House bath tub, where it took six men to help him out, he ordered a tub specially made for him. Needing a big bathtub, he had a tub installed that was 7 feet long and 41 inches wide, and could accommodate four normal-sized men.
Although Taft was the most portly president, he was considered a good dancer, a good tennis player and an average golfer.
At ease with his uncontrolled appetite and his need for sleep after eating or after exerting himself, Taft simply refused to be embarrassed by his weight or his behavior. He accepted his size and so did most of the American public in time.
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∙ 11y agoPresident William Howard Taft weighed over 325 at times. He had an extra large bathtub installed. There is a commonly told story that he got stuck in the old bathtub but this story can not be verified as true and seems very unlikely.
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∙ 11y agoWilliam Howard Taft asked for a larger bathtub to accommodate his large body.
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What happened to Taft's tub?
Taft's bathtub cracked.So the cracked bathtub was installed with a new over-sized bathtub,which was 7 feet and 3.5 feet long bathtub.
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Which president had a special bathtub installed in the white house because he weighed 300 pounds?
William Howard Taft was a very heavy man who needed a larger bathtub.
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lincoln
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Got a new bathtub installed....I LOVE you cooper <3
What happened to Taft?
Taft's bathtub cracked.So the cracked bathtub was installed with a new over-sized bathtub,which was 7 feet and 3.5 feet long bathtub.
Did President William Howard Taft die in a bathtub?
No, President William Howard Taft did not die in a bathtub. He died of natural causes in his sleep at his home in Washington D.C. on March 8, 1930. Taft, the 27th President, was the largest President, weighing an official 332 pounds. He did need to have a larger bathtub to be installed in the White House after he moved in. Somebody, possibly the workers who installed the new tub and were amazed at its large size, started a story that he had been stuck in the old tub.
What president was rumored to have gotten stuck in a bath tub in the white house?
Andrew Jackson was the president when the White House got running water. Franklin Pierce the 14th President had a bathtub installed in the white house. James K. Polk the 11th President had gas lights installed. Rutherford B. Hayes the 19th President had the telephone installed. Benjamin Harrison the 23rd President had electricity installed (however he was too afraid to use it, he would ask others to turn on the lights)
Who was the first president to see the first bathtub and library installed in the White House?
Millard Fillmore, at the request of his wife, got Congress to appropriate some money to buy books for a permanent White House library. He did not install a bathtub-- please see the related question.
What happened to Taft's tub?
Taft's bathtub cracked.So the cracked bathtub was installed with a new over-sized bathtub,which was 7 feet and 3.5 feet long bathtub.
What President installed the first bathroom in the White House?
First Bathtub in White HouseBest evidence seems to point to Andrew Jackson as installing the first bathtub with running water between 1829 and 1833. Jackson and his designer spoke with pride that, in their bathroom, you could have a warm, cold, or shower bath. However, running water was only available on the first floor. If someone in the upstairs living quarters wanted a bath, a portable tub was brought in and water carried up to fill it. In 1853 President Franklin Pierce had running water and a hot water heater installed upstairs. He surely had a bathtub but it may have been portable without a built-drain.(There is a legend that Millard Fillmore installed the first tub. .This legend is actually false. The columnist H. L. Mencken made up the story about Millard Fillmore, and later confessed that it is was made up, and that he had no idea who installed the first bathtub with running water.)
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-William Howard Taft, at 6 feet and weighing over 350 pounds (159 kg),was the heaviest US President. -He was given the nickname "Big Lub" because of his size -Taft's weight caused him to become stuck in the bathtub in the White House on several occasions, prompting the installation of a new bathtub capable of holding all of the men who installed it, something the White House denied until the bathtub was torn out years later.
