leadership lessons from America's most underrated president
Johnson, Charles C.
2013
Examines the presidential leadership of Calvin Coolidge, discussing his views on governing, public-sector unions, education, race, immigration, and foreign policy.
A brilliant and provocative reexamination of America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership.
"Historians have generally failed to understand the significance of the election of 1924, the last time both major political parties nominated a bona fide conservative candidate. 'The High Tide of American Conservatism' casts new light on both the election and the two candidates, John W. Davis and Calvin Coolidge. Both nominees articulately expounded a similar philosophy of limited government and maximum individual freedom; and both men were exemplary public servants..."--Dust jacket flap.
An illustrated biography of Calvin Coolidge, discussing his childhood in Vermont, his marriage and family, his political career, his assumption of the presidency after the death of President Harding, his re-election, and his life after office.
debating the issues in pro and con primary documents
Romero, Francine Sanders
2002
Primary documents help argue the pros and cons of a variety of issues which shaped the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.
A biography of the 30th president of the United States that explores his life from his membership in his local Republican Party, to his presidency, and through his retirement.
Presents a short biography of thirtieth president of the United States Calvin Coolidge and chronicles his life and career from his childhood in Vermont, governor of Massachusetts in 1919, vice president under Warren Harding, and ascension to the presidency in 1923 when Harding died.
Assesses the career and presidency of Calvin Coolidge, discussing his conservative agenda, his innovative use of public relations and the media, and his promotion of corporate productivity, and tries to determine why Coolidge was so popular with the American people.
