Letter from Calvin Coolidge to his Father

August 13, 2024

Date: November 3, 1918 Context: The election was a contest of Coolidge against Democrat Richard Long, a shoemaker. Much as in this letter, Coolidge notes in his Autobiography that “the […]

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Letter from L. Clark Seelye to Calvin Coolidge

August 13, 2024

Date: January 12, 1914 Context: In this letter, President Seelye of Smith College praises Coolidge’s recent “Have Faith in Massachusetts” speech. Seelye, Smith’s first president and a former professor at […]

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Letter from Calvin Coolidge to his Father

August 13, 2024

Date: October 29, 1915 Context: Coolidge also writes about the campaign in his Autobiography, “In the campaign for election I toured the state with Mr. McCall, making open-air speeches from […]

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Letter from Calvin Coolidge to his Father

August 13, 2024

Date: October 29, 1920 Context: Thanks to a stampede on the floor of the 1920 Republican National Convention, Coolidge was nominated for the vice presidency, while Senator Warren Harding received […]

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