William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. The conference report passed both houses, and Taft signed it on August 6, 1909. The Payne-Aldrich tariff was immediately controversial. According to Coletta, 'Taft had lost the initiative, and the wounds inflicted in the acrid tariff debate never healed'. The Payne-Aldrich tariff was immediately controversial. According to Coletta, 'Taft had lost the initiative, and the wounds inflicted in the acrid tariff debate never healed'. Taft is remembered as the heaviest president; he was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and his weight peaked at 335–340 pounds (152–154 kg) toward the end of his presidency, although this later decreased, and by 1929 he weighed just 244 pounds (111 kg).
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