June 16, 2014
A fundamental aspect of Calvin Coolidge’s philosophy was his refusal to separate economics from morality. He saw them as one and the same. This was especially true during Coolidge’s presidency. In a speech delivered to the Federation of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York he said that he regarded “a good budget as among the noblest monuments of virtue.”
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Victoria Josephine Moor Coolidge:(1846-1885) Victoria was a neighbor of John Coolidge in Plymouth. She attended Black River Academy for one year. She married John Coolidge and set up housekeeping in the cramped quarters […]
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Calvin Coolidge: Age Three “It was into this community that I was born on the 4th day of July, 1872. My parents then lived in a five room, story and […]
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Abigail Gratia Coolidge (1875-1890) “The memory of the charm of her presence and her dignified devotion to the right will always abide with me.” She had her own circle of friends, […]
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Meets Grace Anna Goodhue Grace Goodhue (1879-1957). Calvin Coolidge meets Grace Goodhue in 1904. The apartment house where Grace lives is across the street from the one Calvin occupies. Ms. Goodhue […]
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