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Calvin Coolidge's 1923 State of the Union address to Congress was the first ever to be broadcast via radio. He would continue to use the medium effectively, giving at least one radio address per ...
Calvin Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge, (born July 4, 1872, Plymouth, Vt., U.S.—died Jan. 5, 1933, Northampton, Mass.), 30th president of the U.S. (1923–29). He practiced law in Massachusetts from 1897 and served as lieutenant governor before being elected governor in 1918. He gained national attention by calling out the state guard during the ...
Oct 12, 2019 · Calvin Coolidge (July 4, 1872-Jan. 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the U.S. Coolidge was president during the interim period between the two world wars. His conservative beliefs helped make significant changes to immigration laws and taxes. During his administration, the economic situation in America seemed to be one of prosperity.
Coolidge Wins Election. On November 4, 1924, Calvin Coolidge was elected President of the United States. Vice President Coolidge had assumed the office of the presidency the year before after President Warren Harding died. But Coolidge then had to convince the American public to elect him President in his own right.
Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, is an understudied president whose achievements warrant greater consideration. Coolidge’s appreciation of civility, traditional federalism, individual initiative, political bipartisanship and common sense stand out in today’s rough political environment.
Feb 16, 2022 · Introduction. The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Calvin Coolidge, including the Calvin Coolidge Papers. Born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, in 1872, Coolidge was a lawyer, businessman, state legislator, and Massachusetts governor (1919-20). In 1920, Coolidge was elected vice ...
John Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont on Independence Day, July 4, 1872, to John Coolidge and Victoria Moor Coolidge. Coolidge was always proud of Vermont’s people and the state’s natural beauty, as well as his parents and their simplicity. He was especially proud of his father, whose trades ranged from farmer to ...
