Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

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Stay tuned for news of finalists in the $10,000 Student Essay Contest

The deadline for the Coolidge Foundation’s Student Economic Essay contest has passed. This contest asked students to consider the topics of protectionism and national security, and in particular a 1920 measure known as the Jones Act.

Finalists will be announced this fall.

See more about the Essay Contest

Latest Coolidge Review Out Now!

The summer 2025 edition of the Coolidge Review is now out. Check out the Review‘s website to read the latest articles online today…

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2025 Winter Gala

Join us on Tuesday, December 9, at the Union League Club in New York City for our annual gala: Better Schools, Better Citizens, Better Cities featuring keynote remarks by Ian V. Rowe.

Purchase your tickets today!

 

Coolidge Winter Gala

December 9

The Coolidge Foundation invites you to our 2025 winter gala Better Schools, Better Citizens, Better Cities Keynote Remarks by Ian Rowe Cofounder, Vertex Partnership Academies Author, Agency Tuesday, December 9 6:00 […]

Coolidge Winter Online Open Debate Tournament

December 13

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation is proud to announce the Coolidge Winter Online Open. The one-day debate tournament will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, using Tabroom.com’s virtual tournament capabilities. We […]

Latest Essays from Coolidge Review

Lincoln and the Truth of Democracy

Calvin Coolidge revered Abraham Lincoln. In a 1922 speech, Vice President Coolidge said that Lincoln’s example became a “means by which the people raise themselves to a new and higher order of nobility.” Echoing Coolidge, prize-winning historian Allen Guelzo depicts…

Coolidge Scholarship

The Coolidge Scholarship honors President Coolidge’s dedication to academic excellence by awarding full-ride, four-year, merit scholarships to America’s most promising students. Unlike other top awards, “The Coolidge” can be used at any accredited college or university in America. To learn more, click below to visit the Coolidge Scholarship website.

Coolidge Debate

The Coolidge Foundation is setting out to find the top high school debaters in America. Our premier tournament each year is the Coolidge Cup, a national debate tournament that attracts top debaters from across the country to President Coolidge’s historic hometown of Plymouth, Vermont, to compete for the prestigious Coolidge Cup, along with the $7,500 Robert L. Luddy Coolidge Cup Scholarship.

Coolidge in Washington

The Foundation is excited to open up Coolidge House in Washington, D.C., which serves as a base for expanded operations of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

Visit the Notch

There is no better way to truly understand President Coolidge than to visit his hometown, the picturesque hamlet of Plymouth Notch, Vermont. You are invited to visit the President Coolidge State Historic Site, considered one of America’s best-preserved presidential sites. Come to see the modest home where President Coolidge was born, step inside the family homestead where Coolidge took the presidential oath of office, pause for reflection in the warm, wood-paneled church where the Coolidge family worshipped, and gain inspiration from the humble grave site where President Coolidge rests alongside his family.