President Taft Comes to Town
1909
Pres. Taft enters Unitarian Church for Sunday service.
Pres. Taft returns from a sightseeing trip across Lake Pontchartrain.
I don't know how tight security was for presidents in 1909, but, from
the looks of this boat, safety didn't factor into it very much.
:-)
Above & two pictures below:  Pres. Taft's guest suite
at the St. Charles Hotel.
Photos courtesy of PopArtMachine

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Pres. Taft visits soldiers' home, Camp Nicholls, on Bayou St. John.