Calvin Coolidge
At a Glance
Term: 30th President of the United States (1923-1929)
Born: July 4, 1872, Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Full Name: John Calvin Coolidge
Nickname: "Silent Cal"
Education: Amherst College (graduated 1895)
Religion: Congregationalist
Marriage: October 4, 1905, to Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-1957)
Children: John (1906-2000), Calvin (1908-1924)
Career: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Writings: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929)
Died: January 5, 1933, Northampton, Massachusetts
Buried: Plymouth Notch, Vermont
A Life in Brief: A quiet and somber man whose sour expression masked a dry wit, Calvin Coolidge was known as "Silent Cal." After learning of his ascendancy to President on the death of Warren Harding in 1923, Coolidge was sworn in by his father, a justice of the peace, and promptly went back to bed. More....
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