His father Colonel John Coolidge owned the general store, served as postmaster and notary public and would buy the family farm when Calvin was four years old and his sister, Abigail was two. Calvin ...
To a casual observer on July 4, 1924, Calvin Coolidge must have seemed the most fortunate man in the nation. It was his 52nd birthday, and just weeks before he had secured the Republican nomination ...
“The Swearing In of Calvin Coolidge by His Father,” by Arthur Keller Credit: Courtesy of Library of Congress Hundreds of people are expected in Plymouth Notch next week for a four-day centennial ...
BRATTLEBORO — One hundred and two years ago, Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th President of the United States. Here’s how the Coolidge Foundation website describes the moment: “It was ...
PLYMOUTH NOTCH — Jenny Sayles Harville grew up knowing John Coolidge only as Grandpa, not the son of President Calvin Coolidge. The family historical mantle was light, she said Wednesday, amid a sea ...