Tag Archive for "American Revolution" | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Address of President Coolidge before the Daughters of the American Revolution

April 13, 2020

Title: Address of President Coolidge before the Daughters of the American Revolution Date: April 19, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge addresses the DAR and praises the accomplishments of the […]

Tags: American Revolution, Duty, patriotism, Voting, Women’s Suffrage

A Prize Essay

April 7, 2020

Title: A Prize Essay Date: c.1895 Location: Amherst, MA Context: A prize-winning essay Coolidge wrote while attending Amherst College at age 22 When history looks beyond the immediate cause of the American Revolution for […]

Tags: American Revolution, Colonial America, Despotism, History, Puritans, Taxes

Great Virginians

April 7, 2020

Title: Great Virginians Date: July 6, 1922 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Context: Coolidge praises the rich history, tradition, and principle practice of the state of Virginia We meet here out of reverence for the past. […]

Tags: American Revolution, Constitution, founders, institutions, Jefferson, Revolutionary War, Virginia, Washington

Massachusetts and the Nation

April 7, 2020

Title: Massachusetts and the Nation Date: February 2, 1923 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: A speech before the National Geographic Society on the history and good value of Massachusetts The place of Massachusetts in […]

Tags: American Revolution, Colonial America, History, Massachusetts, Mayflower, Puritans

Dedication of Town-House

April 24, 2014

Title: Dedication of Town-House Date: November 27, 1917 Location: Weston, MA Context: Dedicating a townhall to the historic, valued town of Weston (Original document available here) I was interested to come out here and […]

Tags: American Revolution, Building, Character, Civil Liberties, George Washington, Government, History, Individual Rights, Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, War, Weston