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Three men sat on the porch of the Coolidges' cottage at White Pine Camp on that last afternoon before the President left for Washington. Mr. Coolidge settled down comfortably in an old green wicker rocker, pushed his felt hat back on his head, talked. A secretary sat on a kitchen chair, scribbled busily. Bruce Barton, famed advertising man and magazine writer (TIME, Sept. 27) sat on the floor, listened, asked questions. The pine breath of the woods and the distant shadows of the Adirondacks seemed to purr in contented harmony...
...arrangements for the dance which are distinct improvements over last year. The Room for sitting out dances has been provided with comfortable chairs where couples may sit and listen to the music without the disadvantage of a crowd around them. Plans are also made to throw open the porch for dancing, provided the day is warm enough...
...nine weeks of his vacation, President Coolidge has not made a single public utterance. It was once thought that to carry on a successful "front porch" campaign, it was necessary to have Rotary Clubs, Elks, Boy Scouts, Better Voters' Leagues, come and sit on the lawn. Then the officeholder or office-seeker would make a speech to them which would be broadcast through the land. But this summer, Mr. Coolidge has hit upon a new method of influencing the public-and a clever one too. His scheme has two essentials...
Last week a man sat on an Indiana front porch, stuck his thumbs in his waistcoat as is his habit, put his straw hat on the back of his head. Grey-mustachioed, wrinkle-eyed Tom Taggart, owner of French Lick Springs and Democratic boss of Indiana meditated...
Last week able Jeffersonian Taggart could not decide whether or not to sue. Onetime waiter and still professional politician, yes; professional gambler, no. So he sat on his Indiana front porch, rocked...