Tag Archive for "Flight" | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Lindbergh: Welcoming Home Speech, Washington Monument

September 9, 2021

Title: Lindbergh: Welcoming Home Speech, Washington Monument Date: June 11, 1927 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge congratulates Lindbergh on his successful return to the United States (Original document available here) My Fellow Countrymen: […]

Tags: American Flight, Aviation, Charles Lindbergh, Flight, Lindbergh, National Guard, Washington Monument

Calvin Coolidge Says, September 3, 1930

February 4, 2021

Date: September 3, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Coolidge praises the development of transatlantic flight. (Original document available here) The airplane flight of Costes and Bellonte from Paris to New York […]

Tags: Aviation, Bellonte, Charles Lindbergh, Costes, Flight, transatlantic flight

Calvin Coolidge Says, August 7, 1930

December 10, 2020

Date: August 7, 1930 Location: Plymouth, VT (Original document available here) The successful flight of the R-100 again challenges our progress in aviation. Notwithstanding our original discoveries, our efforts to […]

Tags: Aviation, development, Flight, military, Progress, resources

Address before the International Aeronautics Conference

April 24, 2014

Title: Address before the International Aeronautics Conference Date: December 12, 1928 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Addressing industry leaders in Washington, D.C. about the history, science, progress, achievements, and future of aeronautics in America […]

Tags: Air Mail, airplane, airplanes, Charles Lindberg, Civil Aeronautics, Dayton OH, dirigible balloon, Flight, gliders, hot-air balloon, human flight, indomitable perseverance, Kitty Hawk NC, military aircraft, passenger aircraft, rapid expansion, transportation, Wright brothers