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Presidential debates, Edison-style. Candidate William H. Taft shares his views on monopoly regulation in this 1908 presidential campaign recording.
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This recording by William H. Taft was part of a series of records sold by Edison during
the 1908 Presidential campaign between Taft and William Jennings
At the time of this recording, Taft was the Secretary of War under Theodore Roosevelt,
and as you will hear, had definite ideas as to at what point a conglomerate
became an unhealthy
About two-thirds into the recording you will notice a damaged section, about 2 seconds long,
garbling Taft saying, "becomes an unlawful
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