April 7, 2020
Title: The Farmer and the Nation Date: December 7, 1925 Location: Chicago, IL Context: Address before the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation. No one can travel across the […]
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April 7, 2020
Title: The Reign of Law Date: May 30, 1925 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Memorial Exercises by Coolidge in Arlington National Cemetery For those who are the inheritors of a noble […]
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Title: A Prize Essay Date: c.1895 Location: Amherst, MA Context: A prize-winning essay Coolidge wrote while attending Amherst College at age 22 When history looks beyond the immediate cause of the American Revolution for […]
Read MoreTags: American Revolution, Colonial America, Despotism, History, Puritans, Taxes
April 7, 2020
Title: A Message to the Legislature of Massachusetts Accompanying the Governor’s Veto Date: May 6, 1920 Location: Boston, MA Context: A message explaining Governor Coolidge’s veto of a bill entitled “An Act to […]
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Title: Great Virginians Date: July 6, 1922 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Context: Coolidge praises the rich history, tradition, and principle practice of the state of Virginia We meet here out of reverence for the past. […]
Read MoreTags: American Revolution, Constitution, founders, institutions, Jefferson, Revolutionary War, Virginia, Washington