On March 4, 1925, nearly 100 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated for a second time. He served a partial term beginning in 1923 after the death of President Warren G. Harding. Coolidge ...

Born: July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont... His 1923 State of the Union address to Congress was the first ever to be broadcast via radio. He would continue to use the medium effectively, giving ...

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. — On Aug. 2, 1923, President Warren Harding unexpectedly fell ill and died while visiting San Francisco. Five hours later, America had a new president: Calvin Coolidge, a man ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation has hosted 13 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1999 Forum. The year with the most events was 2023 with three ...

On August 2, 1923, President Warren Harding suddenly died. Vice President Calvin Coolidge took the presidential oath of office, administered by his father, a justice of the peace. Myth has it that ...

The nation faces massive defense debt, brought on by a war that has divided America. The economy is in a shambles, and inflation rages to near 20%. Debate is rife over legislation that would set ...

It’s common for American presidents to grow in our estimation over time. Decisions once deemed unwise can look wiser or prescient with the perspective of decades. Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower ...

Tucked away in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont is one of the best-preserved presidential birthplaces in America. Plymouth Notch is a tiny village that feels like a step back in time. Visit the ...

The White House seems to be mining the Coolidge era for inspiration. But America is not the country it was in 1924. By Jia Lynn Yang Hearing echoes of Independence Day a century ago, when Americans ...

The drafters of the Constitution hoped for energetic but accountable presidents. By Adam Liptak The White House seems to be mining the Coolidge era for inspiration. But America is not the country it ...