Coolidge Blog

The Mellon Plan: The Legislative Fight for the First Supply-Side Tax Reforms

By The Honorable French Hill Tax reform isn’t easy, but it is possible. Even dramatic tax reform. Today, when many doubt that proposition, it’s useful to look back at another […]

Calvin Coolidge and the Post-Armistice Chlorine Gas Campaign

By Robert M. Klein, M.D., Columbia University Irving Medical Center On May 18, 1924, First Congregational Church in Washington held its regular service. But this Sunday, one important congregant was […]

GRACE: ON THE AIR

GRACE COOLIDGE’S RADIO DEBUT OVER STATION NAA ON DECEMBER 4, 1922 By Jerry L. Wallace Next year is a centennial year for President Calvin Coolidge. But this year marks a […]

The Great 1928 Budget Debate

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 […]

2016 Hopefuls Laud Coolidge

February 17, 2015

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By Rushad Thomas

I often lament the fact that Calvin Coolidge is the “forgotten president,” and many who comment on our Facebook page often remark that Calvin Coolidge is “the most underrated president.” Well it seems recently that a number of men interested in joining the ranks of Coolidge’s White House successors have him on their mind! This is fantastic!

In honor of Presidents’ Day, NBC News did a quick poll of potential 2016 presidential candidates, asking them about their favorite presidents. Of the 21 potential candidates queried, only six responded, and of those six, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal both named Coolidge, among others, as their favorite president. Sen. Paul said of President #30: “Calvin Coolidge because he balanced the budget.” Gov. Jindal said “Calvin Coolidge for his focus on limited government and growing America’s economy.”

It’s great to see modern-day politicians taking an interest in Coolidge and admiring the responsible manner in which he led the ship of state! You can check out the full article at NBC News.

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