October 27, 2020
Date: May 3, 1924 Bill Vetoed: S.5. An act granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil and Mexican wars and to certain widows, […]
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Date: May 15, 1924 Bill Vetoed: H.R. 7959, a bill to provide adjusted Compensation for War Veterans Fate of Veto: Overridden (Original document available here) To the House of Representatives: […]
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Title: Address Dedicating Wicker Memorial Park to World War Veterans Date: June 14, 1927 Location: Hammond, IN Context: Coolidge lauds the accomplishments of the American Midwest as well as its […]
Read MoreTags: Accomplishments, American pride, honor, memorial, Midwest, National Pride, veterans
September 17, 2020
Title: Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Bill Providing for Adjusted Compensation for War Veterans Date: May 15, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge explains to […]
Read MoreTags: national debt, patriotism, Taxes, veterans, Veterans’ Bonus
September 16, 2020
Title: Armistice Day Address of President Coolidge at the Dedication of the Liberty Memorial at Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 11, 1926 Location: Kansas City, MO Context: A speech at […]
Read MoreTags: National Defense, National Unity, Peace, Prerequisites for Peace, Prosperity, veterans, War Debt, World Court, World War I