William Pettinger Archive | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Memorial Day Statement

April 12, 2024

Date: May 30, 1921 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country There are more than four million persons in the nation who know […]

Tags: Memorial Day, veterans, War

Victory Speech at the Boston City Club

April 12, 2024

Date: November 3, 1920 Location: Boston, MA Context: Speech celebrating Coolidge’s election as vice president of the United States of America Mr. President, Gentlemen of the Boston City Club, It […]

Tags: Constitution, election, foreign relations, Harding

Catherine Barr Windels

February 22, 2024

Catherine Barr Windels is a writer and policy communications advisor with over four decades experience in government and corporate public affairs work. She worked for 22 years at Pfizer Inc., […]

Coolidge Books for the Holidays

December 20, 2023

By Jerry Wallace M. C. Murphy, Calvin Coolidge: The Presidency and Philosophy of a Progressive Conservative A new biography of Calvin Coolidge is certainly worth your attention. Mark C. […]

Calvin Coolidge’s First Presidential Broadcast

November 29, 2023

By Jerry L. Wallace The clock in the U.S. House Chamber pointed to half past noon.[1] Congress had assembled for a joint session. Standing at the clerk’s desk in front […]