January 4, 2009 — If you’re feeling low on cash after your holiday spending, remember that money is not everything: “…Keep in mind that wealth is not an end but a means. We need it only for the use we can make of it. The real standard of life is not one of quantity but of quality; not of…
Category: Calvin Coolidge
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2009 — Need help choosing of a New Year’s resolution? Think of Calvin Coolidge’s words: “We take a new inventory to see what we have, we take new bearings to see where we are, we correct our conduct by new resolutions. After all due allowance for error and relapse, such a course guarantees improvement. Perhaps the best…
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2008 — “Christmas represents love and mercy… Christmas holds its place in the hearts of men because they know that love is the greatest thing in the world. Christmas is celebrated in its true spirit only by those who make some sacrifice for the benefit of their fellow men.”From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column December…
Holiday Cheer
December 15, 2008 — As the holidays approach, make sure to spread some holiday cheer! “A surplus of avarice and hate has been produced when the nations needed more forbearance and generosity. The holidays are helping each of us to supply some of this universal demand.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column December 24, 1930
Favorite Calvin Coolidge Quotes
December 10, 2008 — “The main value of a wage earner is his mind.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column September 23, 1930 “Common sense is saving the day.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column February 27, 1930 “When people work together, nothing is impossible.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column March 3,…
Coolidge’s First Radio Address
December 4, 2008 — Calvin Coolidge’s first address broadcast to the public on the radio was an address to Congress on December 6, 1923. Here is a New York Times article about the public reaction to hearing the President speak.
Calvin Coolidge on Good Health
December 3, 2008 — As the winter progresses, try to keep warm, cozy up, and stay healthy. Remember Calvin Coolidge’s wise words on health: “Because illness makes us a liability to ourselves, our family and our community, we all have a personal obligation to keep well. To neglect the health is one of the most wasteful things a person…
Happy Thanksgiving
November 25, 2008 — “On this day, in home and church, in family and in public gatherings, the whole nation has for generations paid the tribute due from grateful hearts for blessings bestowed.” From Calvin Coolidge’s 1923 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Happy Thanksgiving
November 20, 2008 — Governor Calvin Coolidge along with wife Grace and sons Calvin and John raise the US and Massachusetts flags on the lawn of their Massasoit Street, Northampton, Mass. home on Thanksgiving Day, 1919.
Coolidge Museum video
October 27, 2008 — The Coolidge Museum is featured in the Springfield Republican newspaper’s Favorite Places! There was a story on the front page of the October 27 local section and there is a 3 1/2 minute video on the newspaper’s website, Mass Live.The video features an introduction to the museum and highlights from its collection. See http://videos.masslive.com/republican/2008/10/calvin_coolidge_presidential_l.html
Vote!
September 16, 2008 — Tuesday September 16 is primary day in Massachusetts.As you get out and vote, remember these words of Calvin Coolidge: “The Right to vote is the very essence of self-government. It is a privilege we are too prone to assume is self-existent, and therefore unimportant. It is the foundation of our liberties” From “Calvin Coolidge Says”…
George Bean auction listing Coolidge estate sale 1936
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