Title: Annual Luncheon of Associated Press Date: April 22, 1924 Location: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY (Original document available here) The gathering and publication of news has a deeper significance than […]
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Date: May 23, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) Something of a reversal of opinion is taking place concerning Philippine independence both in the islands and in this […]
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Title: The Price of Freedom Date: January 21, 1923 Location: Evanston, IL Context: Coolidge delivers a speech to The Evanston Sunday Afternoon Club, which was started during World War I. […]
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Title: Speech at Mount Rushmore Date: August 10, 1927 Location: Keystone, South Dakota Summary: This speech took place at the opening of the work on Rushmore Mountain in the Black Hills (Original document available […]
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Title: The Inspiration of the Declaration of Independence Date: July 5, 1926 Location: Philadelphia, PA Context: A speech celebrating the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence […]
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