John H. Cochrane is the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and an adjunct scholar […]
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November 16, 2021
The Burial of America’s Unknown Soldier of the Great War at Arlington National Cemetery, November 11th, 1921, with Thousands Participating in Two Distant Cities as if They were There.
November 9, 2021
By Jerry L. Wallace President Warren G. Harding speaking at the burial of the Unknown Soldier. On the platform with him are Mrs. Harding and Vice President and Mrs. Calvin […]
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October 14, 2021
Title: Oratory in History Date: May 1, 1890 Location: Ludlow, VT Context: Coolidge’s First Speech To further estimate the degree in which oratory has influenced the history of the world, would be […]
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October 14, 2021
Title: Flag Day Proclamation Date: June 1, 1920 Location: Boston, MA Context: Governor Coolidge proclaims Flag Day in Massachusetts in 1920. This was his second proclamation for Flag Day, the first was on May 26, 1919. He […]
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Coolidge Foundation Mourns Trustee Thomas F. Cooley
October 10, 2021
It is with great sorrow that the Coolidge Foundation reports the passing of longtime Trustee, Thomas F. Cooley. Tom, whom our community knows well from his loyal presence at the […]
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