PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE

30th President of the United States (August 3, 1923 to March 3, 1929) Nickname: "Silent Cal" Born: July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont Died: January 5, 1933, in Northampton, Massachusetts Father: John Calvin Coolidge Mother: Victoria Josephine Moor Coolidge Married: Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-1957), on October 4, 1905 Children: John Coolidge (1906-2000); Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1908-24) Religion: Congregationalist Education: Graduated from Amherst College (1895) Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: Northampton, MA City Councilman, 1899 City Solicitor, 1900-01 Clerk of Courts, 1904 Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1907-08 Mayor of Northampton, MA, 1910-11 Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1912-15 Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-18 Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-20 Vice President, 1921-23 (under Harding) Presidential Salary: $75,000/year Points of Interest: Calvin Coolidge was one of two Presidents born in Vermont. Called "Silent Cal," Coolidge was once challenged by a reporter, saying, "I bet someone that I could get more than two words out of you." Coolidge responded, "You lose." Calvin Coolidge loved having his head rubbed with Vaseline while he ate breakfast in bed. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. This was the first time that a former President gave the oath of office to a President.

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