Episode 156

The Presidency of “Silent” Cal Coolidge

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“Capitol Scene Impressive. Coolidge Takes Oath, Surrounded by National Leaders and Diplomats. He is Serene Throughout. Never Resorting to the Dramatic, He Gets Frequent Applause From the Crowds. Address Takes 41 Minutes. He Stresses Need for a Purer and Better Americanism and Calls Again for World Court.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) March 5, 1925. Accessed at:  https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/03/05/issue.html

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“Coolidge Takes Oath of Office. His Father, Who Is a Notary Public, Administers It After Form Is Found By Him in His Library. Announces He Will Follow The Harding Policies. Wants All Who Aided Harding to Remain in Office – Roused After Midnight to Be Told the News of the President’s Death.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) August 3, 1923. Accessed at:
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“Diplomatic Corps Colors the Scene. They and the Visiting Governors Serve to Relieve the Severe Simplicity of the Inauguration. Women Wear Their Furs. Chilly Atmosphere Prevents Any Striking Display of Costumes Except for Array of Hats.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) March 5, 1925. Page 3. Accessed at: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/03/05/issue.html.

“Ex-President Hang Tenaciously to Life. His Calm, Courageous Battle Against Death When All Seems Hopeless Inspires the Admiration of All. His Wife Sits at the Bedside Holding His Hand. Patient Sleeps Most of the Day and Night, Heart is Feeble, but He Suffers No Pain and Has No Feber – Refuses Nourishment.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) February 4, 1924. Accessed at: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/02/03/issue.html

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“La Follette Gets Debs Endorsement. Letter to Socialist Leaders Here Says Party Need Not Blush to Support Senator. ‘Stands For the Right.’ Not in Accord With Some Features of Cleveland Convention, but Approve Appeal.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) July 17, 1924. Accessed at: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/07/17/104045454.html?pageNumber=3.

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Paullin, Charles O. “The Vice-President and the Cabinet.” The American Historical Review 29, no. 3 (1924): 496–500. Accessed at: https://doi.org/10.2307/1836522.

“Pres. Coolidge Dedicated Mount Rushmore Memorial Yesterday. Ceremonies Marked by Salute of Cannon in Distance.” The Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times. (Deadwood, SD) August 11, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.newspapers.com/image/94003680/.

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“Son of President Dies at Hospital; Rites in D.C., With Burial in Vermont. Calvin Coolidge, Jr., Succumbs to Septic Poisoning After Heroic Battle–Parents Bearing Up Well. Simple White House Ceremony Tomorrow. Executive and Wife at Bedside to Last–Bdoy Returned to Mansion Early Today–Resting Place Likely to Be at Father’s Birthplace at Plymouth.” The Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) July 8, 1924. Accessed at: https://www.newspapers.com/image/922987581/

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“Thousands Jeer and Cheer.” The Boston Globe. (Boston, MA) July 21, 1925. Accessed at:  https://www.newspapers.com/image/431036193/

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“Transfusion Last Resort; His Condition is Desperate. Surgeons Hold Consultation and Resort to Only Means Likely to Increase Vitality. Ankle Was Operated On. Patient Sinks Under Added Strain of Recovering From Debilitating Ether Effects.” The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.) July 8, 1924. Accessed at: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044585994/.

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“Vacuum.” Photograph. National Museum of American History. Accessed at: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1065670

“War President’s End Came Peacefully. His Life Ebbed Away While He Slept and His Heart Action Became Fainter Until It Finally Ceased. Wife at the Dying Man’s Bedside Until the End. Her Name Was the Last World to Pass His Lips and His Last Sentence Was ‘I Am Ready,’ Spoken Friday.” The New York Times. (New York, NY) February 4, 1924. Accessed at: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/02/04/issue.html

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