Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929Macmillan, 2006 M12 26 - 224 pages The austere president who presided over the Roaring Twenties and whose conservatism masked an innovative approach to national leadership |
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The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929 David Greenberg Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. THE AMERICAN ... Herbert Hoover Gary May on John Tyler George S. McGovern on Abraham Lincoln Timothy Nafiali on George Bush Charles ...
... president have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscrirninately," he wrote in his autobiography, which is short and unrevealing. In dealing with callers, Coolidge told his successor, Herbert Hoover, silence truly is golden ...
... Herbert Hoover at Commerce grabbed control of as many new projects as he could. Coolidge rarely overrode or questioned their decisions.23 Notwithstanding this relative isolation, Coolidge had aides to whom he turned. He commanded deep ...
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Contents
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2 On the Brink | 27 |
3 The New President | 43 |
4 Hitting His Stride | 55 |
5 The Coolidge Prosperity | 67 |
6 Controversies | 81 |
7 Getting Elected | 91 |
9 High Tide of Republicanism | 125 |
10 A Contested Legacy | 141 |
Notes | 161 |
Milestones | 179 |
Bibliography | 181 |
Acknowledgments | 189 |
Index | 191 |
8 Beyond Americas Shores | 109 |
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Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929 David Greenberg No preview available - 2007 |
Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929 David Greenberg No preview available - 2007 |