President and Mrs. Coolidge spent the Christmas of 1928 with H. E. Coffin and his wife on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Here is Coolidge as he goes hunting, first for deer and then for wild fowl with Mr. Coffin and Colonel Latrobe. The video, with sound, begins and ends with beautiful singing by the party accompanying the hunters on ox carts.
“Silent Cal: A Public Role Model”
This excellent piece by College Conservative Alex Uzarowicz defines in cogent terms why overlooking Coolidge and his accomplishments deprives us of the immense benefit of Coolidge’s humble example of service. It was a model Americans expected in 1928 and which is glaringly absent now. Coolidge’s platform resonates not only because it succeeded so well but because it demonstrated how our Founding principles work. The governing principles of “Silent Cal” remain a winning message going into 2016.
David Pietrusza on the John Batchelor Show, November 12, 2013
A belated but enthusiastic recommendation of a great thirty minutes with two of the Coolidge grandchildren, Mrs. Harville and Mr. Jeter, followed by scholar David Pietrusza, as they walk through family memories and then discuss Coolidge’s incredible record and Mr. Pietrusza’s latest book, Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography, presenting Coolidge’s life through major documents, the addresses, articles, writings and statements by and about our thirtieth president. Well worth a listen!
The Importance of the Obvious 