America’s flinty, unpretentious 30th president was shaped by an austere upbringing in a Vermont hamlet out of time.
But rather than dooming the rascally little critter to his Thanksgiving table, President Calvin Coolidge opened his home; Rebecca was spared, and the Coolidges had an unorthodox new pet.
with messages to the home folks, and with numerous reminders of his strong affection for the people of these hills themselves. . . . Nobody could read these letters and think Calvin Coolidge a ...
In 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in after President William G. Harding died in office. Coolidge inherited many of Harding’s scandals, which he was able to handle with considerable ...
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, died suddenly today at his home in Northampton. He succumbed, according to physicians, to a heart attack that had ...
Coolidge believed the nation needed fewer, not more, programs regardless of their purpose. Calvin Coolidge was not a forceful leader in matters of foreign affairs and often deferred to his ...
The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth ... The state had reconstructed his home there from photographs in 1953. Turns out that was Arthur's second home in Vermont, not ...
The first time Calvin Coolidge met Gutzon Borglum, the president agreed to the artist's scheme to mint commemorative coins. With the coins, Borglum hoped to raise funds to carve a mountain into ...