claim: William Howard Taft declined offers.
evidence: Jesse `` Babyface '' Thomas -LRB- February 3 , 1911 -- August 15 , 1995 -RRB- was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer .. American. United States. Texas blues. Texas blues. guitarist. guitarist. singer. singer. Known at different times as `` Baby Face '' or `` Mule '' , and occasionally billed as `` The Blues Troubadour '' , his career performing blues music extended eight decades .