July 30, 2024
Date: October 30, 1915 Location: Boston, MA Context: Campaign speech for GOP candidates in Massachusetts; “Where has [the Democratic Party] encouraged or built up an industry except on foreign soil; to what American […]
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Date: May 12, 1925 Context: Coolidge writes John, expecting just as much economy in his own household as in his administration. Therefore, the president asks John to provide him an […]
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Date: November 18, 1924 Context: Ever the academic disciplinarian, Coolidge advises his son John to study harder in college, particularly in French. John had just enrolled at Amherst, Coolidge’s alma […]
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Date: December 22, 1925 Context: Colonel Coolidge was still suffering from his “heart block” and was being cared for by his nurse, May Johnson. Coolidge goes on to comment on […]
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Date: January 9, 1926 Context: Coolidge writes in this letter that he is “going on the boat… I feel it rests me.” He is referring to the presidential yacht USS […]
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