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nov 6, 1908 - William Howard Taft becomes President

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William Howard Taft is elected President. James S. Sherman is vice president. Taft articulates slight variation on Rooseveltís "big stick" that comes to be known as "Dollar Diplomacy." Taft says that he wishes to substitute "dollars for bullets" in his dealings with Latin America, with American capital bringing healthy reform to corrupt governments.

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nov 6, 1908
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~ 117 years ago