Mere Freemasonry

On this day in 1909, 27th President of the United States, William Taft, was initiated into Freemasonry as an Entered Apprentice Mason.

From Wikipedia:

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930). He is the only person to have served in both of these offices.