The nation faces massive defense debt, brought on by a war that has divided America. The economy is in a shambles, and inflation rages to near 20%. Debate is rife over legislation that would set ...

In the wee hours of the morning on Aug. 3, 1923, the light from an oil lamp flickered in the parlor of a Vermont farmhouse as a father swore in his son to become the 30th president of the United ...

Hearing echoes of Independence Day a century ago, when Americans were clashing over race, religion, immigration and presidential candidates. By Dan Barry Ron DeSantis sang the praises of “Silent Cal,” ...

CHAUTAUQUA–In the White House foyer hang the five most recent presidential portraits. The oldest of the five moves to another place in the executive mansion when a new portrait arrives. It’s common ...

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. — On Aug. 2, 1923, President Warren Harding unexpectedly fell ill and died while visiting San Francisco. Five hours later, America had a new president: Calvin Coolidge, a man ...

Amity Shlaes, Coolidge, 576 pp., $35.00. AMITY SHLAES, the economic historian who almost single-handedly forced a reappraisal of the 1930s with her best-selling The Forgotten Man, now sets out to do ...

With Herbert Hoover already in Washington, the Coolidge era seemed to hurry to its close. Who but the historian recalls an August night among the Vermont hills less than six years ago—reporters in ...

Swiss Suicide-Clinic Founder Kills Himself; U-M Medical School Celebrates Kevorkian Secretary Hegseth’s Curious Definition of ‘Total Exoneration’ Inaccurate Complaints from Halfway Around the World ...

Tucked away in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont is one of the best-preserved presidential birthplaces in America. Plymouth Notch is a tiny village that feels like a step back in time. Visit the ...

Colonel John Coolidge, who had supported Calvin through Amherst, continued to support his son, sending money for him to establish his own law firm. Calvin talked about returning to Vermont when ...