Welcome to the Coolidge Cup Qualifying Tournament for Declamation. In this video-based competition, the top 10 finishers overall will earn an invitation to compete in the declamation event at the 2023 Coolidge Cup speech and debate tournament, held at the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth, Vermont on July 2-4, 2023. Other prizes are being offered this year, too; click here for details.

The deadline for the competition is Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at 11:59pm ET. To enter, select one (1) speech excerpt from the official packet of three speeches by President Coolidge that we have provided below, record a video of yourself declaiming it, and then fill out the submission form at the bottom of this page. Winners will be notified of the results in May.