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Calvin Coolidge Inauguration in 1925...
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March 04, 1925
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 4, 1925
* President Calvin Coolidge inauguration (1st report)
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CALVIN COOLIDGE TAKES OATH TODAY AS 30TH PRESIDENT; CEREMONY MARKED BY SIMPLICITY AND LACK OF DISPLAY" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge.
Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
* President Calvin Coolidge inauguration (1st report)
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CALVIN COOLIDGE TAKES OATH TODAY AS 30TH PRESIDENT; CEREMONY MARKED BY SIMPLICITY AND LACK OF DISPLAY" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge.
Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). A lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. He was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. He was elected in his own right in 1924, and gained a reputation as a small-government conservative. In many ways, Coolidge's style of governance was a throwback to the passive Presidency of the nineteenth century. He restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. As his biographer later put it, "he embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength." Many would later criticize Coolidge as a part of a general criticism of laissez-faire government, especially in times of economic hardship, such as the Great Depression. His reputation underwent a renaissance during the Reagan administration, but the ultimate assessment of his presidency is still divided between those who approve of his reduction of the size of government and those who believe the federal government should be more involved in regulating the economy.
Category: The 20th Century