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Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.[ 1 ] / ˈkuːlɪdʒ / KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929.
Calvin Coolidge (born July 4, 1872, Plymouth, Vermont, U.S.—died January 5, 1933, Northampton, Massachusetts) was the 30th president of the United States (1923–29). Coolidge acceded to the presidency after the death in office of Warren G. Harding, just as the Harding scandals were coming to light.
Calvin Coolidge's tenure as the 30th president of the United States began on August 2, 1923, when Coolidge became president upon Warren G. Harding's death, and ended on March 4, 1929. A Republican from Massachusetts , Coolidge had been vice president for 2 years, 151 days when he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Harding.
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), the 30th U.S. president, led the nation through most of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of dynamic social and cultural change, materialism and excess.
Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Coolidge was known for his quiet demeanor, which earned him the nickname "Silent Cal."
The 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), left office just as America was about to shift from an era of great joviality, the Roaring Twenties, to one of...
As America’s 30th President (1923-1929), Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his determination to preserve the old moral and economic precepts of frugality amid the material prosperity which many...
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term. Coolidge was the second vice president, after Theodore Roosevelt, to ascend to the presidency and then win a full term.. Coolidge had been vice president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 upon Harding's unexpected death.
President Coolidge was the first president to participate in a public celebration of the Christmas holiday turning on the switch for the "National Tree Lighting" in President's Park. December 24, 1923.
Calvin Coolidge opens his law office. Appointed City Councilman from Ward 2. Elected (by City Council) City Solicitor. Reelected City Solicitor. Defeated for City Solicitor by Theobald M. Connor. Appointed Clerk of Courts of Hampshire County. Chairman, Republican City Committee, Northampton. Meets Grace Anna Goodhue.