Over 200 guests ate, drank, and learned about President Calvin Coolidge at the annual Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) fundraiser at Coolidge House last Friday. The event, a “celebration of Georgetown,” honored the 70th anniversary of The Georgetowner newspaper.
Attendees got the chance to tour Coolidge House and see the historic property. Coolidge House’s exhibit about our 30th president proved a popular destination for guests. One attendee even expressed disbelief at the extent of the reduction of tax rates under President Coolidge, tracking down Coolidge Foundation staff to ask if such a dramatic slash in taxes could possibly be true!
Foundation Chair Amity Shlaes delivered remarks on the importance of Calvin Coolidge and his belief in the power of local community, followed by comments by Paul Williams, President of CAG, on the history of the Georgetown house the Coolidge Foundation is privileged to call home. Coolidge House, also known as Quality Hill, dates back to 1797 and was first occupied by John Thompson Mason, a nephew of George Mason.
We look forward to future engagement with our new friends in the neighborhood! Several signed up to volunteer as citizen judges in the upcoming Presidents’ Cup Debate Tournament (Nov. 2nd & 3rd) and to attend the upcoming (Nov. 13th) Coolidge House book salon for Foundation trustee Christopher Cox’s new book, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn. We are still in need of volunteer citizen judges for the Presidents’ Cup tournament. No prior debate experience is necessary, as a brief training session will be provided. Sign up by scrolling to the registration for judges section of this link.
