Taft Sworn in as Chief Justice

Date: July 11, 1921 • Location: Bloomingdale, United States

Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.

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