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Claims (34)
Robert A. Taft relationship_with
William J. Donovan documented
document
“Isolationist senators such as Burton Wheeler and Robert Taft likewise opposed Donovan's advance in rank…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.153
Robert A. Taft worked_for
American Relief Administration documented
“Paris, of all places, in 1918 and 1919. And he works as a legal advisor for the American Relief Administration. And if you've been following the coroner myself, every time you see one of these international aid or relief type organizations,…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 26:14
Robert A. Taft served_in
Tanzania documented
“And the years are 1963 to 1965. Because it had just been created by JFK. And right next door to them was the Mozambique Revolution was going on. And all kinds of regime change was going on. And he's there in the Peace Corps. Yeah, we had ju…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 34:52
Robert A. Taft studied_at
Yale University documented
“No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 34:16
Robert A. Taft member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“I think I'm going to double up on that. I did have that. Okay. So we have Robert A. Taft. We've done the Tafts ad nauseum. And then, of course, there is Prescott Bush, the father of President George H.W. Bush, founder of famous bank Brown B…”
▶ The Shadow State 48 Skull & Bones Finale Pt. 1 @ 30:54
Robert A. Taft studied_at
Taft School documented
“La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:16
Robert A. Taft studied_at
Yale University documented
“La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:16
Robert A. Taft studied_at
Harvard University documented
“which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:49
Robert A. Taft opposed
NATO host_asserted
“So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 31:11
Robert A. Taft member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“Then, of course, we've got Senator Robert A. Taft. Yes, he's the son of President Taft. Senator from Ohio, from Cincinnati, in office from 1939 to 1953. So Senator during World War II and everything that happened thereafter. So he would hav…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Wrap Up @ 29:59
Robert A. Taft joined
Peace Corps host_asserted
“No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 34:16
Robert A. Taft condemned
Nuremberg trials host_asserted
“So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 31:11
Robert A. Taft supported
Israel host_asserted
“So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 31:11
Robert A. Taft criticized
Harry S. Truman host_asserted
“So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 31:11
Robert A. Taft member_of
Sons of the American Revolution host_asserted
“which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:49
Robert A. Taft served_in
United States host_asserted
“which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:49
Robert A. Taft served_in
United States host_asserted
“No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 34:16
Robert A. Taft defeated
Sherry Brown host_asserted
“I'm sorry, this is the third we're talking about. So he leaves Tanzania, has an interesting law degree. Eventually, he would unseat a Democrat secretary of state, who at the time was a guy by the name of Sherry Brown, who just got unseated …”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 36:23
Robert A. Taft served_as
United States host_asserted
“And then would go on to become the Ohio governor from 1999 to 2007. So until very recently, this guy, the Taft family, is still involved in a high level of politics. And keep in mind, since we're hovering around Cincinnati, this is where Le…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 36:53
Robert A. Taft member_of
Skull and Bones documented
“I've got a few more. Okay. And if I miss any. No, keep going. You're doing awesome. So Robert Alfonso Taft, Bowman's been 1910, gets out of school and spend two years working for the FDA. The FDA, of course, was founded by the Rockefellers.…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 25:43
Robert A. Taft supported
League of Nations documented
“Probably gets filtered other places. And 1918, 1919 in Paris was, of course, where the whole world post-World War I was carved up. So he was there. Yes. The guy who ran the American Relief Administration was a guy by the name of Herbert Hoo…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 26:45
Robert A. Taft co-sponsored
Taft-Hartley Act documented
“He was opposed to the Bretton Woods Agreement, which basically is the post-World War II financial system agreement made 30 miles that way from where I'm sitting. He's also one of the co-sponsors of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, which restri…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 27:47
United States Navy named
Robert A. Taft documented
“He would die in 1953 from a brain hemorrhage. In 1957, this is how big of a deal this guy was, the Senate committee named him, quote, one of America's five greatest senators in history. And the rest of that list is Henry Clay, who was Linco…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 31:44
Robert A. Taft served_in
U.S. Congress documented
“which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 32:49
Robert A. Taft elected_to
United States Navy documented
“No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 34:16
Robert A. Taft Marriage to Martha Wheaton Bowers about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Marriage to Martha Wheaton Bowers' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft FDA Employment about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft FDA Employment' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft American Relief Administration Service about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft American Relief Administration Service' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft Meeting Herbert Hoover about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Meeting Herbert Hoover' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft League of Nations Support about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft League of Nations Support' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft Co-sponsoring Taft-Hartley Act about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Co-sponsoring Taft-Hartley Act' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft Damaging Investments about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Damaging Investments' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft Opposition to WWII Entry about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Opposition to WWII Entry' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Robert A. Taft Senate Service about
Robert A. Taft structural
“structural link inferred from entity names (not a claim from any source): 'Robert A. Taft Senate Service' is a work/event about 'Robert A. Taft'…”
Mentions (52)
▶ 30:05
Eisenhower decided that this time he would take a stand. He recruited his rival, Senator Robert Taft, leader of the GOP's right wing, to help push Boland's nomination. But Foster remained a bundle of nerves throughout the Boland confirmatio…
▶ 24:02
Rumsey family and many others that gave birth to Wild Bill Donovan and that whole crowd. Another connection. Yeah. Okay, then we had a Robert Alfonso Taft, which was class of 1910, which I skipped over previously. Of course, he did the typi…
▶ 24:02
Rumsey family and many others that gave birth to Wild Bill Donovan and that whole crowd. Another connection. Yeah. Okay, then we had a Robert Alfonso Taft, which was class of 1910, which I skipped over previously. Of course, he did the typi…
▶ 24:32
Harvard Law is absolutely a breeding ground for these puppeteers and masters of the universe. But Robert marries a woman named Martha Wheaton Bowers. She's the daughter of Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, who was a skull and bones man, of course, in 1…
▶ 24:32
Harvard Law is absolutely a breeding ground for these puppeteers and masters of the universe. But Robert marries a woman named Martha Wheaton Bowers. She's the daughter of Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, who was a skull and bones man, of course, in 1…
▶ 25:07
Tim and Taft, and Taft gives him a job as U.S. Solicitor General. And had he not died, he had just been appointed or nominated to be on the Supreme Court of the United States of America. But he passed away in 1910. Wow. So is that incestuou…
▶ 25:43
I've got a few more. Okay. And if I miss any. No, keep going. You're doing awesome. So Robert Alfonso Taft, Bowman's been 1910, gets out of school and spend two years working for the FDA. The FDA, of course, was founded by the Rockefellers.…
▶ 25:43
I've got a few more. Okay. And if I miss any. No, keep going. You're doing awesome. So Robert Alfonso Taft, Bowman's been 1910, gets out of school and spend two years working for the FDA. The FDA, of course, was founded by the Rockefellers.…
▶ 26:14
Paris, of all places, in 1918 and 1919. And he works as a legal advisor for the American Relief Administration. And if you've been following the coroner myself, every time you see one of these international aid or relief type organizations,…
▶ 26:14
Paris, of all places, in 1918 and 1919. And he works as a legal advisor for the American Relief Administration. And if you've been following the coroner myself, every time you see one of these international aid or relief type organizations,…
▶ 26:45
Probably gets filtered other places. And 1918, 1919 in Paris was, of course, where the whole world post-World War I was carved up. So he was there. Yes. The guy who ran the American Relief Administration was a guy by the name of Herbert Hoo…
▶ 26:45
Probably gets filtered other places. And 1918, 1919 in Paris was, of course, where the whole world post-World War I was carved up. So he was there. Yes. The guy who ran the American Relief Administration was a guy by the name of Herbert Hoo…
▶ 27:15
He was pushing for that. He goes back home and he becomes, this is a big name. It should be a household name. He was actually known as, quote unquote, Mr. Republican. Goes back to Ohio and becomes a U.S. Senator and serves from 1939 to 1953…
▶ 27:15
He was pushing for that. He goes back home and he becomes, this is a big name. It should be a household name. He was actually known as, quote unquote, Mr. Republican. Goes back to Ohio and becomes a U.S. Senator and serves from 1939 to 1953…
▶ 27:47
He was opposed to the Bretton Woods Agreement, which basically is the post-World War II financial system agreement made 30 miles that way from where I'm sitting. He's also one of the co-sponsors of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, which restri…
▶ 27:47
He was opposed to the Bretton Woods Agreement, which basically is the post-World War II financial system agreement made 30 miles that way from where I'm sitting. He's also one of the co-sponsors of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, which restri…
▶ 28:17
He sought the Republican nomination for president several times. 1940 and 1948, he fell short. In 1952, he was leading. And a bunch of other movers and shakers didn't want him. So they went and convinced the very popular Eisenhower to run f…
▶ 28:17
He sought the Republican nomination for president several times. 1940 and 1948, he fell short. In 1952, he was leading. And a bunch of other movers and shakers didn't want him. So they went and convinced the very popular Eisenhower to run f…
▶ 31:11
So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…
▶ 31:11
So go ahead. And as we big picture, we've been talking about who runs Americans foreign policy as we keep screwing other people over. And it's these people we're talking about. Yes. A couple more interesting factoids about Mr. Robert Alfons…
▶ 31:44
He would die in 1953 from a brain hemorrhage. In 1957, this is how big of a deal this guy was, the Senate committee named him, quote, one of America's five greatest senators in history. And the rest of that list is Henry Clay, who was Linco…
▶ 31:44
He would die in 1953 from a brain hemorrhage. In 1957, this is how big of a deal this guy was, the Senate committee named him, quote, one of America's five greatest senators in history. And the rest of that list is Henry Clay, who was Linco…
▶ 32:16
La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…
▶ 32:16
La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…
▶ 32:16
La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…
▶ 32:16
La Follette Sr., who I don't know much about. But if you go to the Senate reception room, those five gentlemen, their portraits are all right there on main display. So this guy was American political royalty. And he had children. And they a…
▶ 32:49
which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…
▶ 32:49
which is interesting. And we're going to diverge away from the bones a little bit here. And of course, from Yale, it goes to Harvard Law. Make that 35 straight times you've seen that. He would join the Sons of the American Revolution, which…
▶ 33:18
Again, that Ohio connection. 1963 to 65 and 67 to 71. Okay. Hold on. Give me those years again. 63 to 65 and 67 to 71. 67 to 71. So that's critical timing, actually. 63 to 65 would have been at the beginning of the LBJ reign, right?…
▶ 33:18
Again, that Ohio connection. 1963 to 65 and 67 to 71. Okay. Hold on. Give me those years again. 63 to 65 and 67 to 71. 67 to 71. So that's critical timing, actually. 63 to 65 would have been at the beginning of the LBJ reign, right?…
▶ 33:45
And then he gets assassinated. So he's there the year building up to the Kennedy assassination. And then 67 to 71 is during the end of the turbulent time of 68 with LBJ and MLK being murdered. The changing of the guard from LBJ over to Nixo…
▶ 33:45
And then he gets assassinated. So he's there the year building up to the Kennedy assassination. And then 67 to 71 is during the end of the turbulent time of 68 with LBJ and MLK being murdered. The changing of the guard from LBJ over to Nixo…
▶ 34:16
No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …
▶ 34:16
No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …
▶ 34:16
No, no, no. That's a great point. I'm glad you stopped me. He left the House and runs for Senate and wins, becomes a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 71 to 76. And then he kind of rode off into the sunset. It's part of the legacy. He had a son, …
▶ 34:52
And the years are 1963 to 1965. Because it had just been created by JFK. And right next door to them was the Mozambique Revolution was going on. And all kinds of regime change was going on. And he's there in the Peace Corps. Yeah, we had ju…
▶ 34:52
And the years are 1963 to 1965. Because it had just been created by JFK. And right next door to them was the Mozambique Revolution was going on. And all kinds of regime change was going on. And he's there in the Peace Corps. Yeah, we had ju…
▶ 35:22
was in the process of installing Mubatu in renaming the Congo Zaire. So basically, he's there in Africa when it's on fire. Exactly. That's why I thought that was important. And I don't have any record of it, but what do you think the odds a…
▶ 35:22
was in the process of installing Mubatu in renaming the Congo Zaire. So basically, he's there in Africa when it's on fire. Exactly. That's why I thought that was important. And I don't have any record of it, but what do you think the odds a…
▶ 35:52
God, who was it? Oh, I remember the actor. I'm terrible with actors, but the guy had a gambling debt, so he joined the Peace Corps over in Thailand. And, of course, the guy who's supposed to be on the Peace Corps was actually some CIA guy. …
▶ 35:52
God, who was it? Oh, I remember the actor. I'm terrible with actors, but the guy had a gambling debt, so he joined the Peace Corps over in Thailand. And, of course, the guy who's supposed to be on the Peace Corps was actually some CIA guy. …
▶ 36:23
I'm sorry, this is the third we're talking about. So he leaves Tanzania, has an interesting law degree. Eventually, he would unseat a Democrat secretary of state, who at the time was a guy by the name of Sherry Brown, who just got unseated …
▶ 36:23
I'm sorry, this is the third we're talking about. So he leaves Tanzania, has an interesting law degree. Eventually, he would unseat a Democrat secretary of state, who at the time was a guy by the name of Sherry Brown, who just got unseated …
▶ 36:53
And then would go on to become the Ohio governor from 1999 to 2007. So until very recently, this guy, the Taft family, is still involved in a high level of politics. And keep in mind, since we're hovering around Cincinnati, this is where Le…
▶ 37:57
Greek fraternities. And that's right there in Ohio, too. I don't know if that has anything to do with what you just said, but interesting coincidence. So SR71 said the movie was called Volunteers. Yeah, I thanked him. Thank you. He's amazin…
▶ 37:57
Greek fraternities. And that's right there in Ohio, too. I don't know if that has anything to do with what you just said, but interesting coincidence. So SR71 said the movie was called Volunteers. Yeah, I thanked him. Thank you. He's amazin…
▶ 1:12:21
to a guy by the name of Wendell Wilkie. I'm going to get into Wilkie a little bit because he's got a really fascinating political story. And Davenport, the Bonesman, is at his right side the entire time. And Wilkie tries to become the Repub…
▶ 1:12:21
to a guy by the name of Wendell Wilkie. I'm going to get into Wilkie a little bit because he's got a really fascinating political story. And Davenport, the Bonesman, is at his right side the entire time. And Wilkie tries to become the Repub…
▶ 24:09
to cover up all the evidence there. 1952, we talked last week about Senator Robert A. Taft, who ran for the Republican nomination. This was his campaign manager. Oh my gosh. And in 54, he becomes the president of Cincinnati Times Star and t…
▶ 29:50
A member of the House of Representatives from New York who was also a U.S. Senator from 1915 to 1927. So it's interesting. One of the very few politicians you see go from the Senate to the House. It's usually considered a step down. Yeah, t…
▶ 30:23
Senator from Ohio, from Cincinnati, in office from 1939 to 1953. So Senator during World War II and everything that happened thereafter. So he would have voted on the National Security Act of 1947. So can I go back to Wadsworth for just a s…
▶ 1:16:04
For their own benefit. We could stop right there, but I've got a few more. So what the heck. Here we have a David. He's assistant secretary of the Navy for air. He is of 1920. And of course his mother was a niece of president. And he would …