Date: February 20, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: George Washington was a great business man, general, statesman and patriot. (Original document available here) February 22 marks the 199th birthday of George Washington. His stature has only increased with the years. His public life was characterized by complete unselfishness. Indifferent to his own fortunes, his only […]
Title: At the Home of Daniel Webster Date: July 4, 1916 Location: Marshfield, MA Context: Coolidge delivers a speech on the promise of 1776 and the legacy of the Declaration of Independence. Furthermore, he recounts the progress of the nation in living up to the Jeffersonian ideals of its inception History is revelation. It is […]
Title: The Purpose of America Date: February 22, 1922 Location: Baltimore, MD Context: Coolidge extols the history and purpose of the nation and the role it plays in the world at large This is a day which Destiny has dedicated to a larger freedom. It takes us back to the early eighteenth century. That period […]
Date: February 19, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) So far as I have formed any opinion, it is unfavorable to the Government going into the ownership and distribution of medicinal liquors. The Tacna-Arica appeal will be decided just as soon as we can look over the papers and come to a definite […]
Title: Address Before the Congress Sitting in Joint Session in the House of Representatives Date: February 22, 1927 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: A speech to a joint session of Congress to commemorate the birthday of George Washington My fellow Americans: On the 22d day of February, 1932, America will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of […]