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The first major biography about her was Grace Coolidge and Her Era: The Story of a President's Wife written by Ishbel Ross and published in 1962. [169] The book was written in part using direct accounts from Grace's son John Coolidge, her daughter-in-law Florence Coolidge, and her friends Florence Adams and Ivah Gale. [170]
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The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
Grace Coolidge did not hold the Bible for her husband's swearing-in ceremony. In 1964, Lady Bird Johnson became the first incoming first lady to hold the Bible for her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson.
A portrait of Grace Coolidge by the American artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy, originally hung in the Red Room of the White House, shows the First Lady with Rob Roy. [8] The dog's pose – a gaze directed toward Grace Coolidge – was achieved by feeding it candy from Coolidge's hand throughout the portrait sittings. [5]
Rebecca was a raccoon kept as a pet by US president Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge.. Rebecca came from Mississippi. [2] She had been sent to the White House to be served for the 1926 Thanksgiving dinner.
John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000) [1] was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. [2] He was the first son of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States (1923–1929) and Grace Coolidge, the First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.
Grace Coolidge medal Grace Coolidge U.S.A. spelled out in American Sign Language in front of the White House Uncirculated---- (P) 2014 Lou Hoover medal Lou Hoover Radio commemorating Mrs. Hoover's radio address of 19 April 1929, the first by a First Lady Uncirculated---- (P) 2014 Eleanor Roosevelt medal Eleanor Roosevelt