Date: July 27, 1925 Context: Every summer while Coolidge was president, he left Washington for a few months and set up a “Summer White House.” As for his reasoning, Coolidge […]

Date: September 5, 1919 Context: In August, the Police had voted to unionize. Striking broke the rules of the Boston Police Department. The city’s police commissioner said of the matter, […]

Date: October 8, 1904 Context: This letter demonstrates how smitten Calvin is with Grace—and a bit of his humor too. In the letter, Coolidge writes, “How is it you seem […]

Date: August 10, 1925 Context: Coolidge was still spending the summer in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He won’t leave for Washington until September 10 and is angry at his son because John’s […]