TAKING THE OATH--Bob Taft is administered the ceremonial Governor's Oath of Office, by his daughter Anna, as First Lady Hope Taft holds the bible, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 11, 1999. The bible used to swear-in Taft is the same one used by Taft's great-grandfather, President William Howard Taft in 1909. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

GUBERNATORIAL HUG--Gov. Bob Taft receives a hug from his wife Hope, after taking the ceremonial Governor's Oath of Office, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 11, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OHIO'S 67th GOVERNOR--Gov. Bob Taft waves to the crowd after becoming the state's 67th governor, during a ceremony at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 11, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

INAUGURAL ADDRESS--Gov. Bob Taft gestures during his Inaugural Address, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 11, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

CHARTING HIS COURSE--Ohio Gov. Bob Taft deliveres his Inaugural Address, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 11, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)