Coolidge (91 page)

Beaty, Herman, 443–45

Beecher, Henry Ward, 33

Beeches (residence), 441, 451, 454

Beeckman, R. Livingston, 197

Bell, Alexander Graham, 62, 231–32

Benes, Edvard, 422

Bennett, Jean, 188–89

Bennington Battle Monument, 387, 430

Berkman, Alexander, 40

Bernays, Edward, 308–9

Bible, 2, 15, 20, 21, 48, 76, 92, 252, 303

Bicknell, Harry Emerson, 107–8

Big business.
See also
Commerce

Coolidge on small business vs., 106

Theodore Roosevelt on, 83

tariffs and, 113 (
see also
Tariffs)

Bilateral treaty, 392

Bilateral treaty proposal, 388, 394, 408, 410.
See also
Peace treaty

Bimetallism, 49, 69

Bingham, Hiram, 350

Biography, Coolidge’s, 146

Bipartisanship, Coolidge and, 94, 123–24

Bixby, Harold M., 241

Black Hills, summer White House in, 354–55, 367–68, 370–86

Black River Academy, 8, 24–32, 36, 48, 58, 63, 74, 107, 308, 399, 429

Blackstone, William, 62–63

Blaine, John, 432

Blair, David, 239

Blanchard, Edward, 343

Boardman, William, 58

Bonds

municipal, 193, 245–46, 266–67, 278, 292, 321, 364

World War I, 143–44, 147, 266, 314

Bonus bill, veteran’s, 230–31, 233, 236–37, 242–43, 255, 262, 268, 275, 285–88, 290, 291, 310, 320, 321, 348, 389, 450,452

Books

collection of Coolidge’s speeches (
see
Have Faith in Massachusetts
(book))

Coolidge’s autobiography, 5, 441, 446–47, 450, 462

Coolidge’s biography, 146

Coolidge’s favorite, 92

Pulitzer Prizes for, 291

Boone, Joel, 219, 232, 249, 250, 258, 270, 271, 274, 282, 283, 293, 296, 298–300, 309, 405

Borah, William, 193, 263, 273, 280, 294, 322, 324, 393, 395–96, 404, 408, 410, 411, 414, 426, 431, 432

Borglum, Gutzon, 347, 352–53, 360, 367, 370, 371, 372, 375–76, 379-80, 383–86, 427, 438–40

Boston and Maine Railroad, 62, 64, 99–103

Boston Blind and Cripples’ Union, 154, 172

Boston Police strike, 151–72.
See also
Governor of Massachusetts, Coolidge as

actions of Mayor Andrew Peters during, 156–60, 176

Coolidge’s decision to assume authority during, 164–67

Coolidge’s exhaustion and, 155

Coolidge’s speech to AFL before, 151–52

criticism of Coolidge’s handling of, 180, 182

deaths during, 161–62, 166

dismissal of striking police by Coolidge during, 167–70

hiring of temporary volunteer police during, 158, 162–63

illegality of Boston Police Union, 151

interaction between Coolidge and Gompers during, 170–72

jurisdiction issues and, 156

looting and rioting during, 157–58, 160–63

Massachusetts State Guard response to, 160–72

national economic issues and, 153–54

national response to Coolidge’s handling of, 174–78

response by churches to Coolidge’s handling of, 173–74

Seattle general strike and, 152

telephone workers and, 154–55, 157, 167, 169, 178

Woodrow Wilson on, 159-61, 163–64, 168

Boston Police Union, 151

Bowles, Francis, 163

Brady, J. Everett, 91

Brandeis, Louis, 99–100, 102–3, 118, 119, 132, 148, 330

Bread and Roses Strike, 114–16

Brevity, Coolidge’s, 131–32

Brewer, Guy and George, 380

Brewer, Israel (great-grandfather), 10–11, 308

Brewer, M. B., 333

Brewer, Sally (great-grandmother), 11, 308

Briand, Aristide, 361, 388, 392–94, 407, 408, 411–14, 418, 421, 422.
See also
Peace treaty

Broadcast technology, 271, 273

Brooms issue, 226, 236

Brown, Stephen, 286, 312, 318, 437

Bryan, Charles W., 315

Bryan, William Jennings, 45, 47, 68, 105, 134, 135, 174, 178, 209, 280, 318, 319

Budget, federal.
See
Federal budget

Budget, Massachusetts state, 97, 142–43

Budget director, Coolidge administration.
See
Lord, Herbert Mayhew

Bulow, William, 367–68, 371–72, 374–75, 378

Bureau of Internal Revenue, 138–39, 330

Burglar, Coolidge and, 259

Burleson, Albert, 154–55

Burnett, Charles, 55, 66, 113

Burns, William, 284

Burrell, Fred, 204

Bursum, Holm, 242–43, 266

Bush, George H. W., 8

Bush, George W., 8

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 188, 244, 361, 385, 418

Butler, William, 184, 346

Buxton, Frank, 264

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 356, 365

Cabinet

Coolidge administration, 257–58, 261, 319, 324, 320, 328–30

Harding administration, 214–15, 221–22, 226, 231, 243–44

Cable, George Washington, 65

Cady, Lynn, 348, 351, 429

Campaign spending hearings, 196–97

Campaign style, Coolidge’s, 93

Camp Devens, 145, 150, 166, 250, 252, 312

Candidacy, presidential.
See
Presidential candidacy, Coolidge’s

Capper, Arthur, 381

Caraway, Thaddeus, 327, 389, 400

Career, Charles Edward Garman on, 54, 61, 75–76

Career goal, Coolidge’s, 61

Carnegie, Andrew, 62–64, 84, 92, 267, 463

Carnegie Steel, 39–40

Carter, Thomas Henry, 41

Cartotto, Ercole, 396–97, 415, 416, 446

Castle, William, 392, 396, 411, 414, 416, 421–22, 433

Cedar Lodge (summer White House), 419–21

Central Labor Union, 166

Chamber of Commerce, U.S., 394–95

Chambers, Whittaker, 194

Character issues, 88–89, 117–18

Chase & Sanborn, 437

Cheese business, Coolidge family, 29–30, 60, 98, 153, 250, 306, 387

Chicago Republican Convention, 198–202

Childs, C. C., 239

China, 101, 356–57

Chlorine gas treatment, 287

Christian, George, 259

Christmas Carol, A
, 2, 6

Christmas tree, White House, 6, 263, 274–75, 316, 321–23, 337

Christy, Howard Chandler, 277, 283

Churchill, George, 139

Cicero, 27, 29, 72

Cilley, Florence, 252, 368

City council, Coolidge on Northampton, 71–72, 74–75

City Solicitor General, Coolidge as Northampton, 75–76

Civility, Coolidge and, 93

Clapp, Edwin, 101

Clarke School for the Deaf, 62, 69, 78–79, 86–87, 90, 231–32, 388, 413, 427, 448

Claudel, Paul, 392, 413

Clearing House, The, 102

Clement, Percival, 148, 164, 187

Cleveland, Grover, 7, 8, 28, 39–41, 43, 47, 49, 57, 77, 79, 292, 358, 452

Cleveland Republican Convention, 273, 293–94

Coad, George, 403–4

Coal miner strikes, 77–78, 177, 181–84, 262–63

Cole, John N., 96, 100–101, 103

Coli, François, 361–62

College education.
See
Amherst College, Coolidge’s education at

Collier’s
articles, 185–86, 445

Colorado Dam legislation, 426–27

Colored people.
See
African Americans

Colombia, treaty with, 221–22

Columbia University, 57, 59, 66, 69, 120, 188, 244, 291, 324, 361, 385, 411, 414

Columns, Coolidge’s daily, 441–49

Comey, Elsa, 441

Commentaries on American Law
(book), 62

Commentaries on the Law of England
(book), 62–63

Commerce

aviation and, 349

Coolidge administration and, 6

Coolidge on, 61–62, 72–73, 194

encouragement of, with lower tax rates, 264–65

issues on, in state legislature, 97–98

regulation vs., 99–101

Theodore Roosevelt on big business and, 83

small business vs. big business and, 106

tariffs and (
see
Protectionism; Tariffs)

Committee on Agriculture, 111

Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 97

Committee on Legal Affairs, 111

Committee on Liquor Law, 97–98

Committee on Mercantile Affairs, 97

Committee on Warrants, 138

Common Law, The
, 63

Community vs. individual, 51–52

Congregationalism, 33, 50, 232, 256, 267–68, 270, 336

Conservatism, Coolidge’s, 120, 132

Consolidation, railroad, 119–20

Constitutional convention, 139

Continuity issues, Coolidge administration, 255–59

Conwell, Russell, 91

Coolidge, Abigail Gratia (sister), 4, 20, 26–28

Coolidge, Archibald Cary, 60, 187, 209, 211

Coolidge, Calvin (great-grandfather), 1

Coolidge, Calvin (John Calvin)

autobiography by, 5, 441, 446–47, 450, 462

biography of, 146

birth and early life of, 19–24

challenges and perseverance in life of, 4–5

college education of (
see
Amherst College, Coolidge’s education at)

comparison of, with other presidents, 7–8

courtship of, and marriage to Grace Goodhue by, 78–87 (
see also
Coolidge, Grace Ann Goodhue (wife))

death of, 454–56

dropping of first name by, 67, 69

family of (
see
Coolidge, Calvin, Jr. (son); Coolidge, John “Colonel” (father); Coolidge, John (son); Coolidge, Victoria Josephine Moor (mother); Coolidge family)

health concerns of, 384–85

as justice of the peace and notary public, 101

law practice of (
see
Law practice, Coolidge’s)

legal education of, at Hammond and Field law firm, 60–69

life of, after presidency, 434–37

as Massachusetts governor (
see
Governor of Massachusetts, Coolidge as)

as Massachusetts lieutenant governor, 135–45

as Massachusetts Senate president, 121–24, 126–27, 129–35

as Massachusetts state representative, 94–105

as Massachusetts state senator, 111–12, 114–21

on Northampton city council, 71–72, 74–76

as Northampton City Solicitor General, 75

as Northampton mayor, 106–11

Northampton school committee loss of, 86, 88, 90

personal life of (
see
Personal life, Coolidge’s)

post-presidency life of (
see
Post-presidency life, Coolidge’s)

presidential candidacy of (
see
Presidential candidacy, Coolidge’s)

Republican Party work of, 82, 94, 127–29, 450–53 (
see also
Republican Party)

school education of, at Black River Academy, 24–30

Silent Cal nickname and silence of (
see
Silence, Coolidge’s)

speeches by (
see
Speeches, Coolidge’s)

as U.S. president (
see
Coolidge administration)

as U.S. vice-president (
see
Harding administration; Vice-presidency, Coolidge’s)

Coolidge, Calvin Galusha (grandfather), 2, 14–19, 21

Coolidge, Calvin, Jr. (son)

birth of, 104–5

death of, 4, 11, 298–300, 447

employment of, 5, 250

fan mail to, 253

illness of, 122–23

spruce tree as memorial for, 301–3

visit to White House by, 282–83, 296

writing by, 238–39

Coolidge, Carlos, 1, 17, 49

Coolidge, Carrie Brown (stepmother), 32, 48, 70, 81, 93, 99, 101, 104, 106, 110, 111, 124, 135, 187, 194, 196

Coolidge, Grace Anna Goodhue (wife)

alienation of, from Coolidge, 395, 419, 425–26, 428

as asset to Coolidge’s career, 134

at Black Hills summer White House, 370–86

at Cedar Lodge summer White House, 419–20

charity events of, 316

Clarke School for the Deaf and, 231–32

at Coolidge’s death, 454–56

on Coolidge’s father, 110–11

on Coolidge’s portrait, 396–97

courtship of, by Coolidge, 79–87

as first lady, 282–83

first visit of, to Hardings, 204–5

Jim Haley issue and, 376–77

Florence Harding and, 212, 229

honeymoon of, 88–90

illness of, 413, 419–20

life of, after wedding, 90–92

life of, during vice-presidency, 224–25

move of, into White House, 259–61

at National Women’s Republican Club, 237

personal life of (
see
Personal life, Coolidge’s)

post-presidency reconciliation of, with Coolidge, 436–37

at presidential inauguration, 326–27

return to Vermont by, 428–31

self-sufficiency of, 99

separations of, from Coolidge, 425–26

social challenges of, during vice-presidency, 220

sons of (
see
Coolidge, Calvin, Jr. (son); Coolidge, John (son))

as sorority president, 109, 136

on visit of Prince Edward, 309

wedding of, 87

White House housekeeper and, 347–48

White House spruce memorial by, of Calvin, Jr., 11, 301–3

writing by, 448

Coolidge, Henry D., 96, 104, 123

Coolidge, John (son), 5, 11, 101, 104, 105, 123, 124, 187, 225, 232, 241, 260, 261, 293, 296, 300, 316, 367

at Amherst College, 286, 295, 312–13, 333

birth of, 93

at Camp Devens military training camp, 250, 252

death of Calvin, Jr., and, 303

employment of, 429

graduation of, 345

meeting of, with Prince Edward, 309

reaction of, to Harding’s death and Coolidge’s presidency, 252

Florence Trumbull and, 350, 355, 425–26

visit to White House by, 282, 296

wedding of, to Florence Trumbull, 437

writing by, 213–14

Coolidge, John “Colonel” (father)

administration of presidential oath of office to Coolidge by, 251–52

bust of, 339

cheese business of, 29–30

Coolidge’s correspondence with, 197–98, 208

Coolidge’s presidential campaign and, 309

death of, 342–43

job of, with Vermont governor, 74