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Address on the Returning of Flags Carried by Troops in the World War

June 3, 2021

Title: Address on the Returning of Flags Carried by Troops in the World War Date: June 14, 1919 Location: Springfield, MA Context: Coolidge accepts with reverence flags from returning troops of war at […]

Tags: Hall of Flags, memorial, veterans, Victory, wartime, World War I

Address Dedicating Wicker Memorial Park to World War Veterans

October 2, 2020

Title: Address Dedicating Wicker Memorial Park to World War Veterans Date: June 14, 1927 Location: Hammond, IN Context: Coolidge lauds the accomplishments of the American Midwest as well as its […]

Tags: Accomplishments, American pride, honor, memorial, Midwest, National Pride, veterans

John Ericsson Statue Dedication

April 13, 2020

Title: John Ericsson Statue Dedication Date: May 29, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Honoring the Swedish heritage in dedicating a statue to a Swedish hero It is one of the […]

Tags: Citizenship, Immigrants, memorial, patriot, Swedish

Speech at Mount Rushmore

April 24, 2014

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 […]

Tags: aspirations, characteristics, Constitution, economic freedom, expansion, George Washington, hand of the Almighty, hope, independence, institutions, Liberty, memorial, Mount Rushmore, political freedom, Presidents, Self-Government, South Dakota, Thomas Jefferson