Word: calvinism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Calvin Coolidge addressed a delegation of Labor leaders in the East Room of the White House. He declared that American Labor is the most prosperous in the world and gave statistics to show that although hours of work have decreased 6% since 1913, the buying power of Labor's wages has increased and is several times that in other parts of the world. This he attributed to restriction of immigration and protective tariff. "We do not need to import any foreign government. We had better stick to the American brand of Government, the American brand of equality...
...Most sincerely yours, (Signed) "CALVIN COOLIDGE...
...Harding, speech-making in 1920. At 3 a.m., the special train drew into Ludlow, Vt. The Coolidges breakfasted before disembarking at 7.00 a. m. before a silent crowd of meditative Vermonters. In automobiles the party drove the twelve miles to Plymouth. A stop was made at the grave of Calvin Jr., freshly covered with flowers, which Mrs. Coolidge has been sending at frequent intervals from Washington. At the Coolidge house, the secret service men had to keep away the crowd of tourists who flocked in increasing numbers. Colonel Coolidge has kept a guest book; when the President arrived, it already...
Shortly after eight, Mrs. Coolidge, hatless and in white, accompanied by her son, John, and by Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, entered a box, and was received with applause. A moment later, Calvin Coolidge appeared on the platform. The audience, standing, applauded again...
...claims a membership of more than 8,000, although there are only five houses in Plymouth, Vt., is circulating literature to prove that the President is a real dirt farmer. One Tuttle, President of the Club, said: "We are sending out literature and stories about the farm life of Calvin Coolidge and his ancestry. We are trying to prove to the farmers throughout the land that President Coolidge is a real dirt farmer, as were his father and his grandfather before him. And the best thing about it is that it is not bunk but the simple truth...