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Timeline
| 1857 | Taft born in Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
| 1878 | Graduates from Yale. | |
| Returns to Cincinnati. | ||
| Is not somnolent . | ||
| Weighs 225 lb. | ||
| 1886 | Marries Helen Herron. | |
| Taft says she "hooked one gasping fish weighing 240 pounds" . | ||
| 1890 | Becomes Solicitor General of the United States. | |
| Moves to Washington. | ||
| Befriends a young Theodore Roosevelt. | ||
| 1892 | Returns to Cincinnati as Circuit Judge. | |
| Weighs 270 lb. | ||
| 1900 | Arrives in the Philippines. | |
| Gains 50 lbs there. | ||
| Sleep apnea begins. | ||
| 1901 | Nearly dies from a rectal abscess. | |
| Saved by "a brilliantly performed operation" . | ||
| 1904 | Becomes Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt. | |
| 1905 | Starts diet, ultimately losing 65 pounds in 6 months. | |
| 1908 | Elected President. | |
| Weight at or near 300 lb. | ||
| 1913 | Leaves the White House at 340 lb. | |
| Becomes Professor of Law at Yale. | ||
| Loses 70 pounds in 9 months. | ||
| Sleep apnea resolves. | ||
| 1921 | Named Chief Justice of the United States | |
| 1930 | Dies 5 weeks after resigning from the Supreme Court. |
Taft's Washington house is now the embassy of Syria.
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