Title: Westfield Date: September 3, 1919 Location: Westfield, MA Context: In September 1919, Governor Coolidge confronted the greatest challenge of his career, the violent Boston Police strike. Just days before […]
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Title: Harvard University Commencement Date: June 19, 1919 Location: Cambridge, MA Context: Coolidge gives a commencement address at Harvard University reminding them of the purpose of their establishment “to be a […]
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Title: Vice Presidential Inaugural Address Date: March 4, 1921 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: This speech takes place at the swearing-in of Calvin Coolidge as Vice President at U.S. Senate Chamber Five generations ago there […]
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Title: Speech at Mount Rushmore Date: August 10, 1927 Location: Keystone, South Dakota Summary: This speech took place at the opening of the work on Rushmore Mountain in the Black Hills (Original document available […]
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Title: Patriotism in Time of Peace Date: October 4, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: the dedication of the monument to the First Division A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) We meet to dedicate a monument […]
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