Date: August 14, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge accepts the GOP nomination after the death of his son Calvin Jr. Coolidge also had to face a Progressive challenger, Robert […]

Date: August 8, 1927 Context: Stearns comments on Coolidge’s decision not to run for President in 1928. On August 2, while on vacation in South Dakota, Coolidge called an impromptu […]

Date: Undated, 1926 Context: Grace writes John during the spring semester of his sophomore year at Amherst. She starts by telling John she has sent along a letter from Dr. […]

By Marisol Balderas, Coolidge intern     Among the most important lessons Calvin Coolidge took away from Professor Charles Garman was the importance of public service. Garman, who taught Coolidge […]