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Tag Archives: Grace Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge: Losing Grace
But… Most modern historians conclude that Coolidge was one of the most “sexist” Presidents we ever had. Born in 1872 in rural Vermont, Calvin Coolidge was deeply imbued with the Calvinist religious philosophy (hard work, and saving and knowing one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Secret Service Agent James Haley, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, The death of Calvin Coolidge Jr., The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, US history, White House history
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Grace Coolidge: The Red Portrait
Ever since FLOTUS Lucy Hayes, it has become a tradition for the sitting First Lady to have a formal portrait painted. The Delightful Mrs. Coolidge Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957) was one of the most personable First Ladies to ever … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Artist Howard Chandler Christy, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, First Lady portraits, Grace Coolidge, Grace Coolidge sorority, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Howard Chandler Christy, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Mrs. Coolidge and Baseball: A Love Affair
Calvin Coolidge liked baseball so-so. But First Lady Grace Coolidge was a enthusiastic fan! Coolidge the Indifferent Sport Calvin Coolidge was always a hard fellow to figure, unless, of course, you were a New Englander. Then he was easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jolson, American history, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, history, Mary Pickford, New York Yankees, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Presidents and baseball, The Washington Senators baseball team, US history, Warren Harding, White House history, Will Rogers, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
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Calvin Coolidge Jr.: A Life Cut Short
The death of any child before his time is a devastating blow to the parents. Mortality Even into the 20th century, infant and child mortality were extremely high. With primitive pre-natal, obstetric or pediatric care and little attention to basic … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Jr on tobacco farm, Calvin Coolidge Jr., death of Calvin Coolidge Jr, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, Jr., Mayor Coolidge of Northampton MA, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential son Calvin Coolidge Jr, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge and Hell
In 1920, the office of Vice President was considered a geopolitical accommodation, thus inconsequential. Calvin Coolidge, Vice Presidential Candidate Few vice presidential resumes were more inconsequential than that of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). Born in Vermont, he graduated Amherst College and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Boston Police Strike, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge becomes VP, Calvin Coolidge quotations, Calvin Coolidge Senate President, Calvin Coolidge wit, Feather Schwartz Foster, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, Presidential history, The election of 1920, US history, US Vice Presidents
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Grace Coolidge: The Press Conference
The Coolidge Presidency saw two important “entertainment” milestones: one very small, and one very large. The Small Milestone Calvin Coolidge (1872-1932) was the first president to receive a budget allowance for entertaining. Previously, with few exceptions, all dinners, luncheons, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jolson, American history, Babe Ruth, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Lindbergh, Charlie Chaplin, Clarke School for the Deaf, Douglas Fairbanks, Entertaining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, history, Mary Pickford, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, pop culture of the 1920s, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history, Will Rogers
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Grace and Calvin Coolidge on the Farm
President Calvin Coolidge loved to take his wife with him on Presidential out-and-abouts. She was pretty, she was stylish, and she had an impish humor. She was enormously popular. President and Mrs. Coolidge Calvin Coolidge was arguably the most sexist … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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The “Romance” of Calvin and Grace Coolidge
Calvin and Grace Coolidge had a unique relationship, helped in no small part by their mutually wonderful senses of humor. When former First Lady Grace Coolidge was a widow, a reporter requested an interview. Genial by nature, Mrs. Coolidge was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge becomes VP, Clarke School for the Deaf, Coolidge, Coolidge humor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, The popularity of the Coolidges, VP Calvin Coolidge, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge Takes the Oath of Office
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was sworn in as the 30th US President by his own father – one of those quirks of history not likely to be repeated. Calvin Coolidge: Political Mediocrity Nothing in Calvin Coolidge’s background ever suggested that he … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Coolidge's inauguration, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, Plymouth Notch, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Vice President Coolidge, VT, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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