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President Taft is stuck in the bath

Chris Van Dusen

Mac Barnett

Bathtubs Presidents Humorous Stories

George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.

This picture book relates the humorous incident of President Taft getting himself stuck in a bathtub in the White House on the day of his inauguration.