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Index
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Academic performance, Coolidge’s, 31–32, 35–37, 58–59. See also Amherst College, Coolidge’s education at
Acosta, Bert, 361
Adams, John, 7, 96, 223, 247
Adams, John T., 274
Adams, Samuel, 95
Adams House, 96–97, 111
Addams, Jane, 414
Ade, George, 92
Advertising, 37, 55, 73, 91, 103, 134, 158, 174, 203. See also Barton, Bruce
Aerial photography, 341, 358
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, 349
African Americans
Coolidge on, at Amherst College, 38
Coolidge on Ku Klux Klan and, 336
Coolidge’s reelection campaign and, 313–14
flood relief, Herbert Hoover, and, 359
Airplanes. See Aviation
Akerson, George, 420
Alaska trip, Harding’s, 249–51
Alcohol issues, 64
Aldrich, Eugene, 29
Algonquin Club dinner, 134–35
Allen, Ethan, 15, 19, 21
Allis, Frederick, 286, 312, 313
Allport, Floyd, 166
Aluminum Company of America, 120, 133, 315–16
Aluminum industry, 52, 84
American Association of Newspaper Editors, 323
American Federation of Labor (AFL), 104, 147, 151, 153, 156, 160, 180, 272. See also Labor issues
American Indians. See Native Americans
American Legion, 233–34, 336, 421
American Steel and Wire Company, 47
American Woolen Company, 114, 401
Amherst College
battalion from, in World War I, 143
Calvin Coolidge at (see Amherst College, Coolidge’s education at)
John Coolidge (son) at, 286, 295, 312–13
at Coolidge’s inauguration as lieutenant governor, 139–40
dinner hosted by alumni of, 139–40
graft case at, 67
history and alumni of, 32–34
issues about, during Coolidge’s presidency, 304–5
issues about, during Coolidge’s vice-presidency, 240–41, 247–49
Alexander Meiklejohn as president of (see Meiklejohn, Alexander)
motto of, 33, 104, 433
preparations for war at, 133–34, 140
professors at, 10, 35, 40-41, 49-54
reunion at, 109
search of, for president, 112
sewage system regulation issue of, 120–21
support of Coolidge by alumni of, 120
taxes on, 104
Amherst College, Coolidge’s education at, 31–59
academic performance, 35–37, 58–59
decision to attend, 30
failed entrance exam and prep school preparation for, 31–32
fraternity issues, 32, 34–35, 37, 42, 56
friendships, 41–42
interest in politics and economics, 38–47
interest in public speaking, 37–39, 43–44, 48, 54–58
interest in pursuing legal career after, 57–59
mentors, 10, 49–54
personal finances, 38, 44, 47–48
personal life, 41–42, 48–49, 57
Anarchists, 40, 76, 115, 116, 154, 203, 207
Andrews, Charles, 34–35, 454–55
Andrews, E. B., 49
Antitrust cases, 101, 315–16
Antitrust legislation, 98–103, 127
Anthropometry, 35
Appointments. See Cabinet
Army-Navy Reception, 413
Army surplus issue, 226
Articles, Coolidge’s. See Writing, Coolidge’s
Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 213, 268–69
Athletics, Coolidge and, 35
Attorney. See Law practice, Coolidge’s
Audacious War, The (book), 192
Aunt Mede. See Coolidge, Sarah Almeda Brewer (grandmother)
Autobiography, Coolidge’s, 5, 441, 446–47, 450, 462
Automobiles, 85, 97, 111–12, 119, 137, 212–13, 417
Aviation
Coolidge administration and, 312, 335, 342, 349–51
dirigibles, 341–42
Charles Lindbergh and, 346, 362–63, 365–69
Orteig Prize and, 194, 344–45, 356, 361–63
Wright brothers and, 74, 85
Babler, Jacob, 196
Bache, Jules S., 193
Baer, George, 77
Bailiff, Coolidge’s father as, 27
Bailout, bank, 102
Baker, Bryant, 339
Baker, Newton, 144, 165
Bancroft, George, 62, 100, 121, 194
Banks
bailout of, 102
Coolidge as bank vice-president, 72, 105–6
Coolidge’s use of, 425
Federal Reserve System and, 120 (see also Federal Reserve System)
Bar exam, Coolidge’s, 69
Barnes, Raymond, 163
Barron, Clarence, 55, 148, 192–93, 199, 207–8, 218, 237, 239, 246, 292, 321, 333–34, 380, 388, 395, 413, 425
Barton, Bruce, 10, 83–84, 179, 185–86, 191, 203, 349, 424, 435, 441, 442, 444
Baruch, Bernard, 415, 455
Bassett, William, 69
Bates, John Lewis, 80–81
Baxter, Charles, 179–80, 184–85
Bay State Orations (book). See Have Faith in Massachusetts (book)
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
