Title: Constructive Economy Date: January 30, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: In the speech, President Coolidge describes its context as “the executive heads of the various departments and bureaus of the United States Government meet[ing] twice a year for receiving a report of the results of their efforts to make the business of the Government […]
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Date: September 14, 1926 Location: White Pine Camp, NY (Original document available here) It hadn’t occurred to me that there was any political significance in the time that I might choose to travel between here and Washington. It might help the members of the press in interpreting the significance of the actions of the President […]
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Date: February 26, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) The reduction of taxes wouldn’t make any difference in the amount of money that can be spent for reclamation, because that comes out of a revolving fund that doesn’t arise from taxation. It is money that comes in from the sale of lands and […]
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Date: April 4, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) I don’t know as I can say there were any particular topics under discussion when the Senators were at breakfast this morning. I expressed to them a desire that they do what they could to expedite legislation. I received a report from Senator Smoot […]
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Date: June 3rd, 1924 Location: Washington D.C. (Original document available here) I think it is doubtful whether any appointment of a U.S. Circuit Court judge to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, that is around Michigan and Ohio, will be made right away. They haven’t been able to agree on what they want. […]
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