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Calvin Coolidge - Thirtieth President |
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| At 2:30 on the morning of
August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word
that he was President. By the light of a kerosene lamp, his father, who was
a notary public, administered the oath of office as Coolidge placed his hand
on the family Bible.
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872, Coolidge was the son of a village storekeeper. He was graduated from Amherst College with honors, and entered law and politics in Northampton, Massachusetts. Slowly, methodically, he went up the political ladder from councilman in Northampton to Governor of Massachusetts, as a Republican. En route he became thoroughly conservative. |