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The 43 Presidents
of the
United States of America
Calvin Coolidge
30th President
1923 - 1929
| Born |
July 4, 1872 |
| Birthplace |
Plymouth, Vermont |
| College |
Amherst College, Amherst,
Massachusetts |
| Religion |
Congregationalist |
| Ancestry |
English |
| Occupation |
Governor, lawyer |
| Political Party |
Republican |
| Represented |
Massachusetts |
| Term |
August 3, 1923 - March 3,
1929 |
| Died |
January 5, 1933 |
| Place of Death |
Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Buried |
Notch Cemetery, Plymouth
Notch, Plymouth, Vermont |
Calvin
Coolidge was the thirtieth President of the
United States. When President Coolidge ran for re-election, motion
pictures were taken of him on the White House grounds and sent to theaters
across the country. This was the first time presidential candidates
used movies as part of their campaign.
Important events during President Coolidge's
administration were:
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On June 2, 1924, citizenship was
given to American Indians who were born in the United States.
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Regular delivery of mail by
transcontinental air began on July 1, 1924.
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The
United States Foreign Service
was created on July 1, 1924.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
became the first governor of any state when she was sworn in as governor
of Wyoming on January 5, 1925.
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The
Butler Act
of March 23, 1925 made it unlawful to teach the theory of evolution in
Tennessee.
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Charles Lindbergh
flew across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20, 1927.
Calvin Coolidge was:
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the second President to be born in Vermont.
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the twelfth President who lived in a state
different than where he was born.
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the fifth President whose father was alive when he
became President after President Harding died.
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the first President sworn in by his father.
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the first President to have his inauguration on
the radio.
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the first President to be sworn in by a former
President when President Taft gave him the oath of office for his second
term.
 
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