President Taft signed the bill into law on March 23.
President Taft named the seven members of the commission on June 13, 1910.
This would be President Taft's last official act of state.
President Taft had ordered full military honors for the dead.
President Taft, a guest at the fair, had left only a few minutes earlier.
President Taft authorized a commission to survey a route in 1912.
President Taft's measures 25 inches across and nearly 20 deep.
Young later wrote to President Taft denying she ever told such a story.
President Taft's enduring legacy includes many things named after him.
President Taft and the members of his Cabinet took little or no active part in the campaign.