Lives & Memoirs
Recollections of full years
Helen Herron Taft · narrated by Moss
2026
16h 13m
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Helen Herron Taft, First Lady and wife of President William Howard Taft, recalls a full life from the Philippines to the White House. She writes candidly of politics, travel and the woman's view of power. A revealing memoir from inside the American establishment of its day.
Inside this audiobook
20 chapters
- 1CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION50m
- 2CHAPTER II CINCINNATI AND WASHINGTON43m
- 3CHAPTER III TO THE PHILIPPINES1h 1m
- 4CHAPTER IV IN JAPAN1h 5m
- 5CHAPTER V FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MANILA1h 6m
- 6CHAPTER VI A STRANGE ENVIRONMENT59m
- 7CHAPTER VII “DAYS OF THE EMPIRE”34m
- 8CHAPTER VIII AN HISTORIC TRIP1h 4m
- 9CHAPTER IX THE WILD MEN’S COUNTRY59m
- 10CHAPTER X GOVERNOR TAFT1h 3m
- 11Chapter 156m
- 12CHAPTER XI A TRIP TO ROME44m
- 13CHAPTER XII LAST DAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES58m
- 14CHAPTER XIII SECRETARY OF WAR1h 10m
- 15CHAPTER XIV BUSY YEARS27m
- 16CHAPTER XV A HURRIED TRIP AROUND THE WORLD27m
- 17CHAPTER XVI PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES56m
- 18CHAPTER XVII THE WHITE HOUSE43m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII SOME WHITE HOUSE FORMALITIES43m
- 20CHAPTER XIX CONCLUSION34m
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