Calvin Coolidge
30th President
Born: 1872 Died: 1933 Served: 1923 - 1929

Vice-President Charles G. Dawes
Political Party Republican
College Amherst
Occupation Lawyer
Birthplace Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Place of Burial Plymouth Notch, Vermont

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1920: Lost Republic presidential nomination to Warren G. Harding, but is selected as vice-presidential candidate.
* 1923: Sworn in as president on Aug. 3 after the death of Harding.
* 1924: Pressed for investigations and prosecutions relating to scandals involving members of the Harding administration.

Interesting Facts

* When governor of Massachusetts, Coolidge was once punched in the eye by the mayor of Boston.
* He was the only president sworn into office by his father, a justice of the peace and a notary public.

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