In June 1912, she attended both the Republican National Convention that re-nominated her husband and the Democratic National Convention that nominated his opponent Woodrow Wilson. She took a front-row seat at the latter in order to deter speakers' criticism of her husband. After losing the election, the Tafts returned to Cincinnati, where William began teaching law. Nellie Taft wrote her memoir, "Recollections of Full Years", which was published in 1914. During the Great War, she provided support for the American Red Cross.