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Calvin Coolidge’s First Presidential Broadcast

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 […]

A Supreme Court Justice’s Private Views of Coolidge

By John William Sullivan   One of President Calvin Coolidge’s harshest critics—in private, at least—was Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis. Both men had made their names in Massachusetts: Brandeis as […]

Joseph Fountain: Witness to the Inauguration

by Paul D. Houle Joseph Fountain, the twenty-four-year-old editor of the Springfield Reporter, scooped every reporter in Vermont—indeed, in the world—with his account of the presidential inauguration of Calvin Coolidge. […]

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 […]

“The Real Calvin Coolidge” Now Available in Digital Format

October 23, 2018

 

We are pleased to announce The Real Calvin Coolidge periodical series is now available free in digital format online.

The Real Calvin Coolidge is a series of booklets published by the Coolidge Foundation from 1983 to 2005. Comprised of eighteen volumes, The Real Calvin Coolidge offers insights into the life of our thirtieth president, and features a variety of articles written by historians, Plymouth Notch locals, Coolidge family members, and others who knew and were influenced by Coolidge. Earlier issues even featured commentary by the president’s wife, Grace Coolidge.

These booklets have been digitized by Coolidge Foundation archivist John Ferrell, and are uploaded here, along with an index to assist researchers and casual readers alike. This is the latest addition to the Coolidge Foundation’s collection of digital resources, and a further commitment to increasing Americans’ understanding of President Coolidge and the values he promoted.

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