Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)

Facts 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.

Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.

March 4, 1925