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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... speeches and biographies ; after his 1985 cancer surgery , Reagan was seen in his recovery room reading a book about Silent Cal . His staff brought to the White House the conservative writer Thomas Silver , whose 1982 book Coolidge and ...
... his gubernatorial and presidential bids was a collection of his speeches called Have Faith in Massachusetts . As president , he pioneered the use of radio to broadcast major addresses , in which his high - pitched. 6 GREENBERG DAVID.
... speeches , chose his words carefully , and kept his comments simple . " Above all , be brief , " he said in his ... speech the Democratic politician William McAdoo described as " an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape ...
... speech with an economy of money — not just in the policies he promulgated but in his personal habits . He pared back opulent White House dinner menus and made cheese sandwiches for his bodyguard when they went on afternoon walks ...
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Contents
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1 Out of Plymouth Notch | 15 |
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 |
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 |