It's even worse than you think. ~William Howard Taft served with distinction in 2 out of 3 branches of  our government; as the President of the United States(executive), and the Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court(judicial). He was the Solicitor General of the United States, a justice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States Secretary of War, and the Provisional Governor of both Cuba and the Philippines. Despite being one of the most accomplished presidents in American history, William Howard Taft is only remembered as: President Landwhale Let that be a lesson kids, don't be a land whale.