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title: "Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?"  
description: "Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43069/why-did-theodore-roosevelt-want-william-taft-to-succeed-him-as-president  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president? 

Why did [Theodore Roosevelt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42803/where-was-theodore-roosevelt-s-famous-victory-in-the-spanish-american) want William Taft to [succeed](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12808/how-do-survey-tools-help-you-succeed-with-your-business) him [as president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34877/during-which-years-did-abraham-lincoln-serve-as-president)? \
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