Of all the legends surrounding American presidents, none is quite as enduring, or as delightfully absurd, as the tale of William Howard Taft getting stuck in a bathtub. In this episode, we plunge into the deep end of this iconic story: separating fact from fiction, myth from memory, and slapstick from subtle truth.
What really happened in the White House bathroom? Did six aides really pull him out with butter and a pulley? Or has history inflated a comical rumor into folklore?
Join us as we explore:
Taft's real struggles with weight and self-image
The origins of the bathtub legend (and the photo that may have started it all)
How early 20th-century media and American humor shaped presidential mythmaking
The surprisingly touching legacy of a man mocked for his size but admired for his humility
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