John Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Windsor County Vermont. Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the united states, he was also the only president that was born on independence day. He became president on On August 2, 1923 when President Harding died while on a speaking tour in California, Calvin was the vice president at the time and he was in Vermont visiting his family when he herd of president Hardings death. Calvin Cooldige was fresident from 1923–1929. President Harding
President Coolidge had a taxation policy that was taxes should be lower and less people should have to pay them, Congress had agreed and taxes were reduced in Coolidges terms. On June 2, 1924, President Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act that granted full U.S. citizenship to all American Indians while alowing them to retain tribal land and cultural rights. Coolidge had often been criticized for his actions during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 the worst natural disaster to hit the Gulf Coast until Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he was critisized for his lack of interest in federal flood control. The 1928 election, In the summer of 1927 President Coolidge was on vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota where he participated in horseback riding, fly fishing and attended rodeos. While on vacation President Coolidge surprisingly said that he would not seek a second full term as President in 1928, in his own words he said "I do not choose to run for President in 1928". at 12:45 pm, January 5, 1933 Calvin Cooldige suddenly died of a heart attack, he was then buried in Notch Cemetery in Plymouth Notch Vermont.
So i think Calvin Cooldige was a pretty good presiden for the United States but he was just another presiden he dident really do anything really big that we remember him for, i actualy never herd of Calvin Cooldige before i did this blog about him but i am glad i got to learn something about another on of our presidents.
Calvin Coolidge
sources- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge
sources-http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Calvin_Coolidge
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