The Last Time an American Political Party Declined to Nominate Their Incumbent ... James Buchanan (in 1860), Rutherford B. Hayes (in 1880), Calvin Coolidge (in 1928), Harry S. Truman (in 1952 ...

John Calvin Coolidge came into the world there on July 4, 1872, the only president born on Independence Day. He was part of the fifth generation of Coolidges to live in Plymouth Notch.

While living in Northampton, Coolidge began his steady ascent up the political ladder of Massachusetts’ Republican Party. Although his reserved personality was out of character for most office ...

His tenure as governor prompted Coolidge to national prominence in the Republican Party. He staked his political reputation on facing down the Boston Police Department when they went on strike in ...

100 years ago, as with today, Americans went to the polls to elect a president, with Calvin Coolidge widely tipped to win. An Osage delegation with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House on ...

My high opinion of Calvin Coolidge is shared by a former Massachusetts governor — one I would never have predicted: Michael S. Dukakis.

Calvin Coolidge and Alfred Emanuel Smith last week grappled in Massachusetts. ... POLITICAL NOTES: Coolidge v. Smith. 5 minute read. TIME. November 10, 1930 12:00 AM GMT-5.

Tragically, he died in office so his vice president and successor, Calvin Coolidge, was running for a term of his own against Democrat challenger John W. Davis, and Progressive Party Candidate ...

A woman sitting next to President Calvin Coolidge at a dinner party once told him she had made a bet that she could get him to say more than two words. “You lose,” replied Coolidge, who served ...

The Last Time an American Political Party Declined to Nominate Their Incumbent ... James Buchanan (in 1860), Rutherford B. Hayes (in 1880), Calvin Coolidge (in 1928), Harry S. Truman (in 1952 ...