PRESIDENT+CALVIN+COOLIDGE

PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE Written By Emilie C.

=Biographical Information-=

 Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4th, 1872. He died on January 5th, 1933. His family consisted of his sister, Abigal Gratia Coolidge, his father John Calvin Coolidge, and of course his mother, Victoria Joshphine Moor Coolidge. He lived in Plymouth Notch, Vermont with his family. Then on October 4th, 1905 he married Grace Anna Coolidge, they had two children together John (1906-2000) and Calvin Jr. Coolidge (1908-1924). Mrs. Coolidge and Mr. Coolidge lived in Burlington, Vermont with their two sons.

=Education-=

When President Coolidge was in school he attend the Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont. He didn't stop there. He went on to attened the Amherst College for four years (1891-1895). At college he studied law. After college he have a whole bunch of jobs a few of them were in courts, a State Senator , Mayor and even a state Governor. President was a very busy man.

=Significant Contributions in Office-=

While Coolidge was president, he did some important things. He pasted the " Five power Naval Treaty", in 1924, which mainly just limited the naval armaments. An armaments is a weapon that the navy used to hunt, attack or use as a defensive tool. He also passed the "Dawes Plan for Reparation" in 1924 and the "Kellogg-Brand Pact" in 1928. The "Dawes Plan for Reparation" helped the Germany economy by providing short term plans for their economy. The "Kellogg-Brand Pact" helped fix the tension between the United States and France. President Coolidge also helped the farmers by lowering the cost of crops. The farmers loved it because the crops were so much more affordable. = = = =

=Interesting Facts about the President-=

President Coolidge has some very interesting facts about him. For one he was the only president sworn in by his father. His nickname was "Silent Cal" because he was so quite. Another little fun fact is while he was at a party a young girl came up to him and said she made a bet with her friends that she could him to say three word and he replied with "You Lose" and then walked away. A few great quotes Calvin has said is "Do not expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong", and "Civilization and profit go hand in hand". In the first quote he meant that to make the country stronger you can't discourage the weak and make them weaker, you have to help them become stronger. The second quote basically means that profit and civilization work together, you need one to have the other. In other words they go "hand in hand".