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J. Butler Wright, third Asst. Secy. of State, arriving at the W.H. [i.e., White House] with letters of condolence for the Pres. from the State Dept. on the death of Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

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John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–29). He was elected as the 29th vice president in 1920 and succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872, Coolidge was the son of a village storekeeper. He was graduated from Amherst College with honors and started his political career as a councilman in Northampton, Massachusetts, and became Governor of Massachusetts, as a Republican. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative, and also as a man who said very little, although having a rather dry sense of humor. Coolidge was a popular figure and restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration. He left office with considerable popularity amid the material prosperity which many Americans were enjoying during the 1920s era. Coolidge was both the most negative and remote of Presidents, and the most accessible. He once explained to Bernard Baruch why he often sat silently through interviews: "Well, Baruch, many times I say only 'yes' or 'no' to people. Even that is too much. It winds them up for twenty minutes more."

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district of columbia washington dc glass negatives butler wright butler wright asst third asst secy state white house letters condolence state dept death calvin coolidge calvin coolidge historical photos department of state state department us presidents president secretary of state diplomacy guilded age president calvin coolidge united states history library of congress
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01/01/1924
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President Calvin Coolidge

John Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States (1923–29)
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.90719, -77.03687
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district of columbia washington dc glass negatives butler wright butler wright asst third asst secy state white house letters condolence state dept death calvin coolidge calvin coolidge historical photos department of state state department us presidents president secretary of state diplomacy guilded age president calvin coolidge united states history library of congress