Calvin Coolidge

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Calvin Coolidge

1872–1933

A quiet New England lawyer rose from small-town Vermont to the White House, becoming the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding’s death. Known as “Silent Cal,” he left behind a brief, plainspoken autobiography that reflects the same restraint and self-discipline that shaped his public life.

3 Audiobooks

Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed.

Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed.

by Calvin Coolidge

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Calvin Coolidge

Address of President Coolidge before the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Address of President Coolidge before the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America

by Calvin Coolidge

About the author

Born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, Calvin Coolidge studied at Amherst College and built his career as a lawyer in Northampton, Massachusetts. He moved steadily through local and state politics, serving as mayor of Northampton, then in the Massachusetts legislature, and later as governor.

Coolidge gained national attention in 1919 during the Boston Police Strike, when his firm response was widely praised. Elected vice president in 1920, he became president in August 1923 after President Warren G. Harding died, and he won election to a full term in 1924.

As president, Coolidge became closely associated with a limited-government style and a calm, restrained public image that earned him the nickname “Silent Cal.” After leaving office in 1929, he returned to Northampton, where he died in 1933. His autobiography remains one of the clearest ways to hear his own modest, direct voice.