Presidential Biographies No. 30: Calvin Coolidge

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this massive world we all call home! Today on Presidential Biographies, we'll be taking a look at the life of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president who served from 1923-1929. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it, shall we?

     Calvin Coolidge was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. He was a Republican lawyer from New England. Born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the political ladder, eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 forced him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of quick action. The next year, he was elected vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. 

     Due to the fact that Coolidge had kept a low profile while serving in Warren G. Harding's Cabinet, many Americans didn't know what to think of him. But he won them over, especially after a series of well-received treaties and bills passed under his administration. He signed the Washington Naval Treaty, the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, and the Immigration Act, which was geared to restrict southern and eastern European immigration, but later made an addition expressing his unhappiness with the blatant exclusion of Japanese people.

      On June 2, 1924, Coolidge signed the act granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. By that time, two-thirds of the people were already citizens, having gained it through marriage, military service (veterans of World War I were granted citizenship in 1919), or the land reservations that had earlier taken place. This was considered a very good move on Coolidge's part.

     Coolidge restored the White House's reputation after the scandalous actions of his predecessor's administration practices and left office with considerable popularity in the American people. Even though the general population liked him, scholars have ranked him as below average compared to other presidents, but he is well-liked by advocates of small government economics. Many people praise his policies regarding racial equality.

      Fun Facts: 

• Coolidge is the only president born on the Fourth of July.
• Coolidge was popular for doing nothing. Compared to his heavy-handed predecessors, Coolidge was a refreshing experience.
• Coolidge wasn't very talkative.

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     Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge#Presidency_(1923%E2%88%921929)

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