Calvin Coolidge

president of the United States from 1923 to 1929

Photo by: Harris & Ewing · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:July 4, 1872

Died:January 5, 1933

Age at death:60

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Myocardial Infarction

Zodiac Sign:Cancer

Height:1.78 m (5′10″)

Born in:Plymouth Notch, United States

Residence:Massachusetts, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

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Calvin Coolidge

president of the United States from 1923 to 1929

Biography

Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President Warren G. Harding, and from 1919 to 1921 as the 48th governor of Massachusetts. Coolidge gained a reputation as a small-government conservative, with a taciturn personality and dry sense of humor that earned him the nickname "Silent Cal". Coolidge began his career as a member of the Massachusetts State House. He rose up the ranks of Massachusetts politics and was elected governor in 1918. As governor, Coolidge ran on the record of fiscal conservatism, strong support for women's suffrage, and vague opposition to Prohibition. Despite his tardy response, Coolidge's involvement in the Boston police strike in 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight as a man of decisive action. The following year, the Republican Party nominated Coolidge as the running mate to Senator Warren G. Harding in the 1920 presidential election, which they won in a landslide. Coolidge served as vice president until Harding's death in 1923, after which he assumed the presidency. During his presidency, Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the Harding administration's many scandals. He signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans, along with the Immigration Act of 1924, which aimed at limiting immigration from outside the Western Hemisphere and established the United States Border Patrol; and oversaw a period of rapid and expansive economic growth known as the "Roaring Twenties", leaving office with considerable popularity. Coolidge was known for his hands-off governing approach and pro-business stance; biographer Claude Fuess wrote: "He embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength." Coolidge chose not to run again in 1928, remarking that ten years as president would be "longer than any other man has had it—too long!" Coolidge is widely admired for his stalwart support of racial equality during a period of heightened racial tension, and he is highly regarded by advocates of smaller government and laissez-faire economics; supporters of an active central government generally view him far less favorably. His critics argue that he failed to use the country's economic boom to help struggling farmers and workers in other flailing industries, and there is still much debate among historians about the extent to which Coolidge's economic policies contributed to the onset of the Great Depression, which began seven months after he left office. Scholars consistently have ranked Coolidge in the lower half of U.S. presidents, however, such surveys since the 21st century have ranked him more mediocrely rather than assessing him as a failure.

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“[Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen] ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.”

— As quoted in The Human Odyssey: Volume 2 by Tanim Ansary et al, p. 653.

“Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of our nation.”

— As quoted in Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010).

“Well, they’re going to elect that Stupid Hoover, and he’s going to have some trouble. He’s going to have to spend money, but it won’t be enough. Then the Democrats will come in. But they don’t know anything about money.”

— To Secret Service agent Edmund Starling, as quoted in The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself (2014), by James Grant

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Portrait photograph of president Calvin Coolidge in 1924

US President Calvin Coolidge (left) presents the 1927 Collier Trophy (center) to aeronautical engineer Charles L. Lawrance (right), president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, for the development of the air-cooled radial engine. US Army and Navy aviation officials in background. Photo taken on the lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., March 1928.

Members of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are luncheon guests of the President at the summer White House, shown (L to R): Rahn is past potentate, Sugden of Sisterville, W. Va., Dunbar is imperial potentate, President Coolidge, Jobe of Lead, SD is potentate of Naja temple and North of Providence.

Title: President Coolidge and Helen Keller, full-length portrait, standing Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

Title: Pres. & Mrs. Coolidge acknowledge greetings from crowd, 11/5/24 Abstract/medium: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress) Physical description: 1 negative :

Title: President Coolidge at baseball game; Front row, left to right: Andrew W. Mellon, Grace Coolidge, President Coolidge, Frank Kellogg; John G. Sargent, 2nd row, right Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller

Title: President Coolidge presents Collier Trophy to New York man for most outstanding achievement in aviation for 1927. The much coveted Collier Trophy which is awarded annually for the most outstanding achievement in aviation was presented to Charles L. Lawrence of New York by President Coolidge at the White House today. Mr. Lawrence is the builder and designer of the famous whirlwind motors and was awarded the Trophy for 1927 for his development of them. President Coolidge is on the left in the photograph and Mr Lawrence on the right. Army and Navy Air Corps officials are shown in the background Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

Title: Capt. Koehl receives Medal. President Coolidge pinning the Distinguished Flying Cross on the breast of Cap. Koehl, at the White House at noon, May 2. In the group, left to right: Sanders, President Coolidge, Capt. Koehl, Baron Huenefeld, Major Fitzmaurice, Assistant Secretary of War Davison and Assistant Secretary of Commerce MacCracken Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

Title: Members of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution were received by President Coolidge at the White House today. In the center of the group, left to right: Ganson Depew of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs Ernest Rogers; Gorton Rogers; President Coolidge; Ernest Rogers, President General of the Society; and Frank B. Steel, Secretary General Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

Title: British journalists greeted by President Coolidge at White House. A party of 14 distinguished British editors who are visiting this country, were received by President Coolidge at the White House today. In the center of group can be seen left to right: Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador who presented the party; President Coolidge; and P.B.M. Roberts Left to Right: W.T. Collins; T. Lawrence Johnson; R. A. J. Walling; H.G. Davey; Sir George Elliot Armstrong, 2nd Bt.; Alan Pitt Robbins; President Coolidge; Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador; P.B.M. Roberts; Ralph D. Bloomenfeld; Hubert Jacques; G.A. Finch; Coles W. Clark; William Robert Willis. Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller