Tag Archive for "Teapot Dome" | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Press Conference, January 18, 1924

September 22, 2020

Date: January 18, 1924 Location: Washington, DC (Original document available here) Here is an inquiry about the lease of the Teapot Dome Naval oil reserve. That is under investigation, I think, by a Senatorial Committee, and of course no action is contemplated by any other arm of the Government so far as I know. It […]

Press Conference, January 22, 1924

August 21, 2020

Date: January 22, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) I had a conference yesterday with members of the House Committee on Agriculture. That was particularly in connection with that portion of my message to the Congress on agriculture which is as follows: “Diversification is necessary. Those farmers who raise their living on their […]

Press Conference, October 19, 1923

August 13, 2020

Date: October 19, 1923 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) Here is a very interesting suggestion that a box has been set aside at the Princeton-Navy Football Game, on Saturday, October 27th, for me and my party, and an inquiry as to whether I expect to go. I am sorry that I can’t go. […]

Press Conference, September 5, 1924

May 21, 2020

Date: September 5, 1924 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) I haven’t given any particular attention to the appointment of a successor to Commissioner Gaskill in the Federal Trade Commission. I understand he is a very good man, and I have had several applications for the place. I don’t know that Minister Jay is […]