Did you know…?
On Sept. 17, 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft visited Marquette University’s Johnston Hall. Sworn in as president six months prior, Taft spent time with the faculty in Johnston’s parlor and spoke for 10 minutes.

Sources: Milwaukee’s Jesuit University: Marquette 1881–1981 by Thomas J. Jablonsky, Johnston Hall postcard (circa 1910) from Marquette University Archives and Taft portrait from the Library of Congress.