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Speech at Mount Rushmore

April 24, 2014

Title: Speech at Mount Rushmore Date: August 10, 1927 Location: Keystone, South Dakota Summary: This speech took place at the opening of the work on Rushmore Mountain in the Black Hills (Original document available […]

Tags: aspirations, characteristics, Constitution, economic freedom, expansion, George Washington, hand of the Almighty, hope, independence, institutions, Liberty, memorial, Mount Rushmore, political freedom, Presidents, Self-Government, South Dakota, Thomas Jefferson

Intervention in Nicaragua

April 24, 2014

Title: Intervention in Nicaragua Date: January 10, 1927 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge informs Congress of more details of events happening regarding the proposed treaty with Nicaragua on constructing a canal While conditions […]

Tags: government intervention, Nicaragua, principle, proposed treaty with Nicaragua, Protection

Address to the American Red Cross

April 24, 2014

Title: Address to the Annual Convention of the American Red Cross Date: October 4, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge addresses members at the Convention of the Red Cross in Washington D.C. on […]

Tags: American Idealism, American Red Cross, Charity, disaster relief, Health, Public Service, Red Cross

The Spiritual Unification of America

April 24, 2014

Title: The Spiritual Unification of America Date: May 3, 1925 Location: Washington, DC Context: Coolidge addresses the crowd bearing witness to the event and Jewish community as a whole in the dedication ceremony […]

Tags: Biblical Influence on America, Jewish Faith, Judaism, Pioneering, Religion, Religious Tolerance, spiritual unification of America

The Press Under a Free Government

April 24, 2014

Title: The Press Under a Free Government Date: January 17, 1925 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors on the rights and privileges that come with journalism and […]

Tags: Freedom of Press, news, newspaper, Power and Responsibility of Press, Press, Propaganda, Role of Press in Democracy

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