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Press Conference, February 5, 1929

September 2, 2020

Date: February 5, 1929 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) Nothing special has developed in relation to the Judgeship of the District of Columbia, with the possible exception of the elimination of one or two names that have been suggested. I don’t know just what is contained in the present bill relative to vocational […]

Press Conference, December 20, 1927

August 18, 2020

Date: December 20, 1927 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) I haven’t in mind at the present time any particular action relative to the tax reduction bill. It is quite apparent that there was an effort, commendable in itself, to hasten the bill through the House, perhaps without any sufficient appreciation on the part […]

Press Conference, November 20, 1923

August 18, 2020

Date: November 20, 1923 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) I notice some of the representatives of the press take advantage of an opportunity to sit down. Any of you that wants can have my chair. Mr. President does that go for anybody but newspaper men? No. I have here an inquiry about the […]

Address at the Twelfth Regular Meeting of the Business Organization of the Government

August 4, 2020

Title: Address at the Twelfth Regular Meeting of the Business Organization of the Government Date: January 29, 1927 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: Coolidge discusses federal spending and how it can benefit the American public In these meetings I find a real encouragement. I approach them with knowledge of that has been done. I leave them […]

Press Conference, December 14, 1926

July 17, 2020

Date: December 14, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) Silas H. Strawn is not now in the employ of the Government, so far as I know. He went to China for us at a very large personal sacrifice and remained there much longer than he expected to remain. On account of the unsettled […]