“The Cool Cats of Coolidge” by Carl Anthony
Mr. Anthony continues his series begun last fall on Presidential felines, this time on Calvin and Grace. It is a whimsical contribution to the ongoing debate: Cat or Dog Person? For Coolidge, who enjoyed cats more than his wife, why not both? He loved his cats and his dogs.
Coolidge with one of his cats at the Homestead in Plymouth.
“Stumbling Upon…Calvin Coolidge” by Tad Bennicoff
A fascinating, yet brief, jog down an old archival trail. Did the Coolidges see the “unusually large” mammoth specimen from Venice, Florida, donated to the Smithsonian in April 1927? Check this piece out and wonder with us. Notice Coolidge’s big post-presidential offer as well.
Print of the Mammoth skeleton, the jaws and tusks of which were the first to be found in Venice, Florida, 1926. Based on the size of the tusks, it is estimated that the mammoth stood 14 feet high and spanned 20 feet long. Print from The Venice News, picture property of Venice Museum and Archives.
http://c-spanvideo.org/program/Coolidg
Here is a delightful interview of Mr. John Coolidge, the President’s eldest son. What a great treasure to listen to a good man remember family, moral leadership and some of America’s history.
The Importance of the Obvious 