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On Walking the Dogs

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Fox News interviews Ex-President Coolidge

Among the many fascinating (and downright entertaining) film reels archived in the Moving Image Research Collections housed by the University of South Carolina there is this three-minute segment featuring Calvin and Grace Coolidge seven months after leaving the White House, October 21, 1929. Their three dogs — Beans the Boston terrier, Beauty the white collie and Tiny Tim the chow — feature prominently in the short movie as does long-time friend and neighbor, Mrs. R. B. Hills. The University’s holdings are well worth viewing!

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“The Greatest Conservative President in American History” by Conn Carroll

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“The Greatest Conservative President in American History” by Conn Carroll

Mr. Carroll, managing editor for Townhall Magazine, not only presents a convincing case for such a claim based on concrete results but also corroborates the evidence presented by Joseph Postell, professor of history at the University of Colorado, published in February’s issue of Townhall, that Coolidge outdoes “The Great Communicator” as the “greatest conservative president ever.” Such a moniker, derived from so strong a list of actual accomplishments, invites everyone to look again at our thirtieth president and discover anew a courageous and principled man with a record both instructive and commendable.

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