but would later run as a third-party candidate in 1912 after a fallout with then-President William Howard Taft. Roosevelt beat Taft, but both lost to Woodrow Wilson ...

I will instead communicate with the House and Senate in writing, as was done by every president from Thomas Jefferson to William Howard Taft. In the first 100 days of my administration ...

In 1909, when President William Howard Taft built the first Oval Office, it was designed in the Federal style, which is the form of Georgian neoclassicism favored by the Founding Fathers.

It's no wonder that each executive has sought to personalize their backdrop. Administrations succeeding Taft's have since altered the Oval Office's decor to suit each president's preferences.

Roosevelt signed the most executive orders, with over 3,700 during his 12 years in office. William Henry Harrison signed the fewest executive orders, with zero during his 30 days as president.