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Bok Tower Address

April 24, 2014

Title: Bok Tower Address Date: February 1, 1929 Location: Lake Wales, Florida Context: Dedication of a sanctuary and singing tower at Bok Tower Gardens, Florida. Our country is giving an increasing amount of […]

Address before Pan American Conference

April 24, 2014

Title: Address before Pan American Conference Date: January 16, 1928 Location: Havana, Cuba Context: Speech reiterating the good of having faith in people, and the importance of maintaining good principles for the people […]

Tags: Christopher Columbus, Cuba, Latin America, Pan American Conference, Service, West Indies

Address before the International Aeronautics Conference

April 24, 2014

Title: Address before the International Aeronautics Conference Date: December 12, 1928 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Addressing industry leaders in Washington, D.C. about the history, science, progress, achievements, and future of aeronautics in America […]

Tags: Air Mail, airplane, airplanes, Charles Lindberg, Civil Aeronautics, Dayton OH, dirigible balloon, Flight, gliders, hot-air balloon, human flight, indomitable perseverance, Kitty Hawk NC, military aircraft, passenger aircraft, rapid expansion, transportation, Wright brothers

Vermont is a State I Love

April 24, 2014

Title: Vermont is a State I Love Date: September 21, 1928 Location: Bennington, VT Context: On September 19, 1928, President Coolidge left Washington for Vermont to view the damage and reconstruction resulting from […]

Tags: 1927 flood, 1927 Vermont Flood, Childhood, flood, Liberty, Love, transportation, Vermont

Address at Gettysburg Battlefield

April 24, 2014

Title: Address at Gettysburg Battlefield Date: May 30, 1928 Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Context: Commemorating lives lost and paying tribute to the grand sacrifice made on the Gettysburg field. Calling for the effort of […]

Tags: Battlefield, Defending your country, Gettysburg Address, honor

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