Letter from Calvin Coolidge to his Father

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 the presidential nod. Although Harding ran a “Front Porch Campaign” and traveled little, Coolidge says he has “been away and too busy to write.”


Dear Father : –

I have been away and too busy to write. We are all well. I feel sure we shall carry the election by a good margin. It would have been a little bigger three weeks ago but it will be enough. I hope you are well. 

Your son

Calvin Coolidge


Citation: Coolidge Family Papers, Vermont Historical Society

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The Coolidge Foundation gratefully acknowledges the volunteer efforts of Craig Eyermann, who prepared this document for digital publication

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