Today in History

July 11, 1921

Mr. President, Chief Justice

On July 11, 1921, William Howard Taft, who had been the 27th President of the United States, was sworn into office as the tenth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is the only former President to also serve on the Court. President Warren G. Harding nominated Taft, who faced little opposition to his appointment. Taft considered his time on the Court to be the pinnacle of his career, once remarking, "I don't remember that I ever was President."

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