Before Theodore Roosevelt left office, he’d settled on William Howard Taft as his successor. The two men had been political allies and close friends. With Roosevelt’s support, Taft was elected President in 1908, but the two men would have a falling out soon afterward.
Playlist:
Ragtime Fanfare
The Twentieth Century Rag
Euphonic Sounds
Composed in 1909 by Scott Joplin. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source. With much gratitude to Ragnar Hellspong for converting the music into a playable mp3 file.
Closing Theme
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I had to laugh at your expectation of finishing the podcast at 300 episodes. Even 500 seems very unlikely at this point. The good news is you’re still on track to stay under 1000. So no need to add on another 0 to the front of all the other episodes.
I expect I’ll finish somewhere around 750, but I’m not betting the rent money on it.