1. Sworn in as chief justice

    · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    Sworn in as chief justice
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    Taft was sworn in as chief justice, becoming the only person to have served as both U.S. president and chief justice. The source establishes the swearing-in date but not its venue; the Capitol is used as the historically appropriate Supreme Court meeting place at the time.

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