This was a detailed biography of our 30th president and though at the beginning it was a bit over detailed, causing it to seem sluggish, once the political issues of the day surfaced it truly took my interest.
A well-researched book, Calvin Coolidge was apparently very reserved which earned him his name of Silent Cal but he was determined to maintain his New England roots and brought fiscal responsibility wherever he served.
As the Governor of Massachusetts, he was in office when the police force in Boston decided to strike for better wages and his resolve to not cave in earned him national recognition and the Vice Presidential bid in 1920 with Warren Harding.
After Harding's unexpected death, and exposure of the Teapot Dome affair, Coolidge worked diligently to restore the trust in government. He also attempted to balance the budget, reduce unnecessary spending, and cut the size of the Federal Government.
"Coolidge believed that immigrants should come only if the United States could absorb them and only if they were prepared to make an effort to assimilate." He also believed "that citizens must know their country and learn its language to become good citizens."
The Wall Street Journal's obituary of Calvin Coolidge in 1933 read :
“….In due time, the good fortune of the United States to have had such a man as Calvin Coolidge in just the years he filled the office will be more clearly realized than it has yet been."
After reading this book I regret that so many of our current citizens are unaware of this man and his endeavors to make our government what it should be.
Too bad that the current candidates can't learn from his example.
DATE READ: April 29 - Sept 22
NO. OF PAGES: 1007
Type of Book e-book
SOURCE: Public Library
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