As a President liner in 1940 and 1941 ... the U.S. Army transport President Coolidge had probably carried more tens of thousands of soldiers to Pacific ports than any other vessel.
America’s flinty, unpretentious 30th president was shaped by an austere upbringing in a Vermont hamlet out of time.
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 ...
Likewise, Coolidge felt that providing the public with insight into the private life of the president would foster a feeling of trust and familiarity. In 1924, as he made his first outright bid ...
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was known for his quiet demeanor and dry sense of humor, famously earning the moniker "Silent Cal." He was also known for his ...