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Tag Archives: President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge: The Three Oaths
Succession Wars Throughout history, and perhaps even to include Biblical times, if leadership does not pass to a successor freely and with general support, there is chaos. Perhaps civil wars. Some last a long time. Back then, wars were not … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Coolidge takes the Oath of Office, Democrat nominee John W. Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President William Howard Taft, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, history, John Coolidge, John W. Davis, Julius Caesar, Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, Louis IV, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The death of Warren Harding, The Vice Presidency, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, White House history, William H. Taft, William Howard Taft
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
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 and Helen Keller
Nearly 100 years ago, First Lady Grace Coolidge met a truly exceptional woman. GC: Special Ed Teacher Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957), a Vermont New Englander born to a middle class family, was the First FLOTUS who earned a full four-year … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller, American history, Anne Sullivan, Calvin Coolidge, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Helen Keller, Helen Keller at Radcliffe College, Helen Keller's teacher Anne Sullivan, history, President Calvin Coolidge, The Clarke School for the Deaf, the education of Grace Goodhue Coolidge, the education of Helen Keller, US history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: A Fish Story
Calvin Coolidge was a man of limited interests. The Private Mr. Coolidge There is a story that at some point, Calvin Coolidge was asked what his hobbies were. He replied, “I run for office.” Throughout his youth, there is no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, President James Knox Polk, President Warren Harding, Presidential fishermen, Presidential history, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, Senator James Reed, Senator William Borah, 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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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp
Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Calvin Coolidge, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential retreats, Rapidan Camp, US history, White House history
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Understanding Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the quintessential New Englander: quiet, determined, and living a well ordered life. Meet Calvin Coolidge: The Man Behind the Myth In 1960, more than 25 years after Coolidge’s death, a small volume of essays about him was … Continue reading
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Tagged "Meet Calvin Coolidge", "Silent Cal", American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Northampton Mayor, Calvin Coolidge's Secretary Herman Beaty, Coolidge the local politician, Coolidge the New Englander, Coolidge's youth, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Presidents and Christmas Trees
A “traditional” Christmas tree, one that is brought indoors and decorated, is a German custom. The Early Trees While a Christmas tree of sorts has been around since pagan times, beginning in the early nineteenth century, it became a popular … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Christmas tree history, Coolidge and the National Xms tree, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Christmas tree, history, National Christmas tree, President Benjamin Harrison and Christmas tree, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin Pierce and Christmas tree, Queen Victoria, US history, Victorian Christmas Tree, White House Christmas tree, White House history, Xmas tree on the Ellipse
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge
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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