30. CALVIN COOLIDGE
± 1st pres to be in a talking film and 1st to make a radio broadcast
± only pres to be sworn in by father
± 1st to light the national Christmas tree
± only pres to be born on July 4th
o Wife: Grace Goodhue was very witty and loud. Talked more at functions than her husband did. Awarded the title of 'One of the 12 greatest Living Americans' by National Institute of Social Services. Fashionable, attuned to the styles of the jazz age, was very affected by death of son
o VP: Charles S. Dawes
o shy, cautious, weird
o Silent Cal, Sphinx of the Potamac
o grew up helping his storekeeper father tend accounts, sell apples, doing other farm chores
o went to Amherst College
o member of republican club and the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
• served 6 years in Vermont house of reps and a term in senate
• got a spot on City Council and got appointed as city solicitor, elected as county clerk and chairman of the local republican party organization
• elected to state leg., was mayor, served as senate president and became lieutenant gov. of Massachusetts
• went to the Republican national convention as a candidate for presidential nomination, got very little votes
• was VP for Warren Harding
• August 2, 1923- Harding died and Coolidge took the oath for pres
• was sworn in by Taft 2nd term
• signed Indian Citizenship Act
• put down Boston police strike
• Kellogg Brand Peace Act- agreement to not use war to solve problems
• Dawes Plan helps restructure European economy
• laissez-faire- style of govt where the govt is not involved
• Vice-president won Nobel Peace Prize while in office
• Air-commerce Act
Ø Charles Lindbergh made the first solo atlantic flight
Ø Air Commerce Act
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AWW!!! He's just a little cinnamon roll :3 "shy, awkward, weird"
