September 17, 2022
We tend to project our own assumptions about party positions onto events long past. For example, we assume that Democrats always advocated for increased government spending, at least more so […]
Read MoreJuly 20, 2022
Are you a Coolidge? Coolidge family members and friends will be gathering at Plymouth Notch, Vt to mark the 99th anniversary of Coolidge’s historic homestead inauguration. Below, attendee Christine Coolidge […]
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2022
By Jerry Wallace The Coolidges were both pet lovers. The President was particularly fond of cats, while the First Lady was partial to dogs. A pair of kittens arrived at […]
Read MoreNovember 24, 2021
By John Ferrell If historians were asked to list similarities between Robert Todd Lincoln and John Coolidge, they would quickly answer that both were sons of presidents from humble beginnings. […]
Read MoreNovember 24, 2021
By John Ferrell As president, Calvin Coolidge staunchly supported limited government and fostered efforts to reduce its size. The government, in Coolidge’s eyes, had “never shown much aptitude for real […]
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