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On the Difference Between the Warlike and the Peaceful

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 / gouverneurmorris / Leave a comment

Here are some favorite selections from the Memorial Day Address of May 31, 1926.

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On the Difference Between Governing and Being Ruled

May 23, 2015 / gouverneurmorris / Leave a comment

Here are some favorites from the Memorial Day Address of May 30, 1925.

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On the Difference Between Service and Merely Holding Office

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 / gouverneurmorris / Leave a comment

Here are some favorites from the Memorial Day Address of May 30, 1924.

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The Provincial: Calvin Coolidge and His World, 1885-1895
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The Provincial: Calvin Coolidge and His World, 1885-1895
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The Unitary Executive: Presidential Power from Washington to Bush
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The Unitary Executive: Presidential Power from Washington to Bush
by Steven G. Calabresi
The Turning Point in US-Japan Relations: Hanihara’s Cherry Blossom Diplomacy in 1920-1930
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The Turning Point in US-Japan Relations: Hanihara’s Cherry Blossom Diplomacy in 1920-1930
by Misuzu Hanihara Chow
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
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The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
by Calvin Coolidge
Foundations of the Republic
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Foundations of the Republic
by Calvin Coolidge
The Price of Freedom
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The Price of Freedom
by Calvin Coolidge
Have Faith In Massachusetts
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Have Faith In Massachusetts
by Calvin Coolidge
Your Son, Calvin Coolidge: A Selection of Letters from Calvin to His Father
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Your Son, Calvin Coolidge: A Selection of Letters from Calvin to His Father
by John Coolidge
Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream
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Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream
by John Derbyshire
Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
by Craig Fehrman
The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game
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The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game
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The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
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by Robert H. Ferrell
Calvin Coolidge: The Man from Vermont
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The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy
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Tormented President, The: Calvin Coolidge, Death, and Clinical Depression
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Tormented President, The: Calvin Coolidge, Death, and Clinical Depression
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The Quotable Calvin Coolidge: Sensible Words for a New Century
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Calvin Coolidge and the Coolidge Era: Essays on the History of the 1920s
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by John Earl Haynes
Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President
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Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President
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War Machines: Transforming Technologies in the U.S. Military, 1920-1940 (Volume 71)
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War Machines: Transforming Technologies in the U.S. Military, 1920-1940 (Volume 71)
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Calvin Coolidge: The Presidency and Philosophy of a Progressive Conservative
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by M C Murphy
1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
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1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
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Silent Cal's Almanack: The Homespun Wit and Wisdom of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge
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Silent Cal's Almanack: The Homespun Wit and Wisdom of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge
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Presidents and first ladies, by Mary Randolph. 1936 [Leather Bound]
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Presidents and first ladies, by Mary Randolph. 1936 [Leather Bound]
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A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
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A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
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Coolidge and the Historians
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Coolidge and the Historians
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Coolidge: An American Enigma
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Coolidge: An American Enigma
by Robert Sobel
Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills
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Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills
by Seth Tupper
Calvin Coolidge Meets Charles Edward Garman
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Calvin Coolidge Meets Charles Edward Garman
by John Almon Waterhouse

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