• The Importance of Character

    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 money, but of character.”

    From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column August 8, 1930

  • Happy New Year!

    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 resolve is to live so that next year new resolutions will be unnecessary.”

    From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column December 31, 1930

  • Merry Christmas

    “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 24, 1930

  • Holiday Cheer

    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

    “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, 1931

    “Every life needs more light.”

    From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column April 21, 1931

  • Coolidge’s First Radio Address

    Coolidge’s First Radio Address


    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

    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 can do. It is a violation of a moral duty… If we would all think and try to live healthful lives we would greatly increase the power of the nation.”

    From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column August 9, 1930

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    “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

    Happy Thanksgiving

    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

    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