Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which U.S. President weighed 350 lbs. on his inauguration day?"
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States, and inaugurated on this day in 1909. President William Howard Taft has the honor of being America's heaviest leader, weighing 354 pounds when he was inaugurated. Although “Big Bill” was the only man to serve as both U.S. president and Supreme Court chief justice, what most remember about Taft is that he supposedly became stuck in the White House bathtub. Beyond his weight, Taft is also remembered for being the first U.S. president to throw a pitch on the opening day of baseball season, and the first president whose funeral was broadcast on radio.