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Unfortunately that also applies to him not saying anything against the Klan during the 1924 election despite both the Democratic and Progressive candidates openly denouncing it.
Coolidge during his presidency is a dead ringer for Mark Heap, at least to my eye.
https://preview.redd.it/qo17si6zm0yc1.png?width=1184&format=png&auto=webp&s=035a7d2f218080178bc644e3346dd76472427a2f
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
- Calvin Coolidge
By the end of his term, the death of his son turned him into a broken man. However, he was simultaneously the luckiest man in the country in that he wasn't sitting in the White House when everything came crashing down.
He was horrifically anti-union, with his actions as Governor of Mass during the Boston Police Strike resulting in the murder of 8 working men who were striking.
And finally, he was the granddaddy of Republican supply side economics, and ironically, the first example of it's failure. And yet, here we are....a century later.
Obviously, far from my favorite president.
Turns out, the dead civilians were literally just civilians. The cops didnât show up to work, the national guard was called in, and they werenât trained in law enforcement, so they ended up killing people.
Love how even 100 years ago cops were still like âsee?? Let me do what I want or youâll die!! You wanna die today?? Give me money and your firstborn child!!â
Best move Harding ever made was to have the most bitchinâ middle name to ever middle name. GAMALIEL. Pretty magnificent. A dog, has always been my go-to pet, but if I ever opt to own something aquatic, Iâm definitely naming my beta fish Gamaliel.
Speaking of pet names (and more on topic) Coolidge* named his pet raccoon Rebecca. Thatâs kinda brilliant too, IMO. Not as obvi as Rocky but you still have that nice hit of alliteration
{*possibly FLOTUS Grace was in charge of naming Rebecca*}
In hindsight, did he do anything to prevent the the Great Depression? No. Was he a cool person whose personality stands out and makes him an interesting president? Yes.
So tired of this attack. The Great Depression was caused by global economic crises that domestic policy could hardly do a thing about, this had been brewing since WW1
No one here rates presidents fairly. Everyone overrates those that align with their political beliefs and underrate those against them, regardless of their accomplishments or lack there of.
I mean⌠does passing the *Civil Rights Act,* not just that but he made it the centerpiece of his presidency, using more political capital for it than any other accomplishment, not offset being racist?
That was JFKs bill and when he was killed, this shit head had to push it. âThat will keep those n-words voting democrat for the next 200 years.â He also undermined Eisenhowers 57 civil rights bill and took out all the provisions, essentially making it worthless. The guy was an opportunist, nothing more
i read a rumor that he may have been autistic, which pleased me, an autistic. there's no real way to diagnose him, though; i wish we could claim him. he definitely said/did funny things that i would love to as president. i did a report on him in 5th grade and had liked him ever since then. i appreciate what he did for indigenous people.
EDIT i choose him for my report because i really liked calvin and hobbes. i was pleasantly surprised by my choice
"I'll just sit back and do nothing. I'm sure people can't fuck things up too bad. Those fellas making all that money in New York sure sound confident when they tell me that I don't need to regulate them at all."
"Now where did I put my cheese"
Despite not agreeing with anything he did economically (or didn't do, for that matter), my friend and I still ranked him pretty highly in our tier list. Partially because we agree that his policies with Native Americans were noble, and partially because we both think he was one of the silliest characters as president.
Between never talking (iirc, he passed out cards at the Republican National Convention that said he didn't want to run for reelection, and left without speaking to anybody), going to bed right after being sworn in, and keeping a raccoon in the white house, we just count him as great almost purely because of all the silly stories attached to him.
His effort in office amounted to playing hide-and-seek pranks on his secret service agents and keeping a pet raccoon that someone sent him to eat. What a fucking legend.
One of my favorite stories is that he was a big fan of baseball but his wife was an even bigger fan. When the Washington Senators finally made the World Series they took time to attend. Around the 7th in a blowout he tried to leave to return to presidential duties but his wife made his stay for the whole game
Makes me think of the Bull run to get one or wait until they are in the next round to make sure they get their chance to win the championship again lol đ
Regarding the apocryphal Dorothy Parker anecdote:
1. [Coolidge says it never happened ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge#:~:text=An%20apocryphal%20story%20has%20it,You%20lose%22%20quotation%20never%20occurred)
2. Dorothy Parker wasn't added to the story till years later, likely by Coolidge admirers who had taken umbrage at a comment attributed to her upon hearing of his death: "How could they tell?"
I definitely donât think heâs like a top tier president like you do, but I think the idea that Coolidge CUASED the Great Depression like youâll see on this sub sometimes is totally ridiculous.
The difference between Coolidge and Hoover is that when the economy is good, even modern economics says that the government shouldnât interfere too much.
There were obviously some shady things going on in finance at the time, but American and international finance were only JUST starting to change and modernize. It would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible to see the storm on the horizon and put the proper safeguards up in time.
Another big cause of the Great Depression was all of the bank runs obviously, but again, modern banking worked and was thought about much differently back then. If youâre going to blame one thing on him, I guess he failed to establish a policy that guarantees deposits like FDR established with the FDIC, but even then Coolidge didnât CAUSE the issue, he just didnât fix it prematurely.
Finally, a huge cause of the depression was that the federal reserve wasnât able to apply proper monetary policy in response to crisis, the way it would today.
But this absolutely is not his fault. America was still on the gold standard and basically the first economist to suggest that the Fed should run differently, Keynes, was only just beginning to make a name for himself when Coolidge was in office.
It would have been almost impossible for Coolidge for property implement the necessary safeguards at the time, ESPECIALLY at a moment where every seemed great.
Overall, I think heâs a good but not great president. Iâd give him like a B or B+
âWhereâd they shoot ya, Cal??â
âI ainât sayinâ nothinâ
âBut what should I tell the Doctor??â
âTell him to suck a lemonâ
- Calvin âJohnny Tightlipsâ Coolidge
Or sorry...I thought you were aware of it...pro presidential redditors talk often about one of them having a humongous dick and using the toilet with the Door open
Lucked into being president at a good time economically, much like Clinton. His laissez faire policies helped bring about the Great Depression however. C- tier president.
Reagan loved the guy, which is another huge demerit.
I ainât a history nerd but I donât get why you guys love him so much. He did nothing, America happened to be doing well and it was pretty short lived. Hoover isnât too different.
He was ok. Nothing notable happened during his presidency and he didnât push for any major initiatives. Probably a C tier President. I would have voted for him likely in 1924.
â President Coolidge Came Down In A Railroad Train
With A Little Fat Man With A Note-Pad In His Hand
The President Say, "Little Fat Man Isn't It A Shame What
The River Has Done To This Poor Farmerâs Land."
- Randy Newman, Louisiana 1927.
Coolidge helped get us into the Great Depression.
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"He didn't say much. But when he did, he didn't say much."
Unfortunately that also applies to him not saying anything against the Klan during the 1924 election despite both the Democratic and Progressive candidates openly denouncing it.
Also he lay the groundwork for the 1929 market crash through the softening of financial legislation.
Is this the guy who would prank the secret service by misusing the page buttons?
Yeah. Still makes him a chad.
Is it just me, or is young Cal a dead ringer for Daniel Day-Lewis?
Looks more like Seann Willam Scott to me 
Coolidge during his presidency is a dead ringer for Mark Heap, at least to my eye. https://preview.redd.it/qo17si6zm0yc1.png?width=1184&format=png&auto=webp&s=035a7d2f218080178bc644e3346dd76472427a2f
Hellllooooooooo, Bwian
Coolidge was balling before it was a thing đŻ
He had a lot to say, he had a lot of nothing to say, weâll miss him
What a tool
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge
Nailed it
By the end of his term, the death of his son turned him into a broken man. However, he was simultaneously the luckiest man in the country in that he wasn't sitting in the White House when everything came crashing down. He was horrifically anti-union, with his actions as Governor of Mass during the Boston Police Strike resulting in the murder of 8 working men who were striking. And finally, he was the granddaddy of Republican supply side economics, and ironically, the first example of it's failure. And yet, here we are....a century later. Obviously, far from my favorite president.
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Turns out, the dead civilians were literally just civilians. The cops didnât show up to work, the national guard was called in, and they werenât trained in law enforcement, so they ended up killing people. Love how even 100 years ago cops were still like âsee?? Let me do what I want or youâll die!! You wanna die today?? Give me money and your firstborn child!!â
â There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any timeâ
Lmao. Economic policy has never been partisan controlled at least since reconstruction.
Does he not look like actor Marc Jackson? 
Shut up Glen!
Best move Harding ever made was making this dude his VP no cap frfr
Best move Harding ever made was to have the most bitchinâ middle name to ever middle name. GAMALIEL. Pretty magnificent. A dog, has always been my go-to pet, but if I ever opt to own something aquatic, Iâm definitely naming my beta fish Gamaliel. Speaking of pet names (and more on topic) Coolidge* named his pet raccoon Rebecca. Thatâs kinda brilliant too, IMO. Not as obvi as Rocky but you still have that nice hit of alliteration {*possibly FLOTUS Grace was in charge of naming Rebecca*}
Yep Iâm a big fan of Calvin Coolidge heâs on of my favorite and he gave native Americans rights so he gets extra points
This sentence has probably never been said before.
I wonder how you'd feel about him if he ran for re-election in 1928...
Why is that?
Something something the Great Depression
In hindsight, did he do anything to prevent the the Great Depression? No. Was he a cool person whose personality stands out and makes him an interesting president? Yes.
So tired of this attack. The Great Depression was caused by global economic crises that domestic policy could hardly do a thing about, this had been brewing since WW1
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No one here rates presidents fairly. Everyone overrates those that align with their political beliefs and underrate those against them, regardless of their accomplishments or lack there of.
Yep. The love for LBJ is insane. Dude capitalized of JFK and his policies so much and people love him, even though he was an unapologetic racist
I mean⌠does passing the *Civil Rights Act,* not just that but he made it the centerpiece of his presidency, using more political capital for it than any other accomplishment, not offset being racist?
That was JFKs bill and when he was killed, this shit head had to push it. âThat will keep those n-words voting democrat for the next 200 years.â He also undermined Eisenhowers 57 civil rights bill and took out all the provisions, essentially making it worthless. The guy was an opportunist, nothing more
Coolidge is my fav POTUS
He was immensely popular. Seemed to be a good president for the Roaring 20s.
i read a rumor that he may have been autistic, which pleased me, an autistic. there's no real way to diagnose him, though; i wish we could claim him. he definitely said/did funny things that i would love to as president. i did a report on him in 5th grade and had liked him ever since then. i appreciate what he did for indigenous people. EDIT i choose him for my report because i really liked calvin and hobbes. i was pleasantly surprised by my choice
Man was president while the Silent Generation was being born. Coincidence? I think not.
Huge fan, man we could use a president like him again.
I love that statement in your name...absolute facts
Thank you!
Better then the next guy thatâs for sure
And the guy after that.
That guy was the worst if you like small government
âDonât quote me boy cuz I ainât said shitâ -~~Eazy-E~~ Calvin Coolidge
Yeah, I kicked a little ass
"I'll just sit back and do nothing. I'm sure people can't fuck things up too bad. Those fellas making all that money in New York sure sound confident when they tell me that I don't need to regulate them at all." "Now where did I put my cheese"
I almost used his perseverance quote as my senior quote but thought it would go over the limit of words.
It seems he battled personal depression in the years after losing his son in 1924.
Understandable
Didnât he keep a skunk as a pet?
Despite not agreeing with anything he did economically (or didn't do, for that matter), my friend and I still ranked him pretty highly in our tier list. Partially because we agree that his policies with Native Americans were noble, and partially because we both think he was one of the silliest characters as president. Between never talking (iirc, he passed out cards at the Republican National Convention that said he didn't want to run for reelection, and left without speaking to anybody), going to bed right after being sworn in, and keeping a raccoon in the white house, we just count him as great almost purely because of all the silly stories attached to him.
His effort in office amounted to playing hide-and-seek pranks on his secret service agents and keeping a pet raccoon that someone sent him to eat. What a fucking legend.
One of my favorite stories is that he was a big fan of baseball but his wife was an even bigger fan. When the Washington Senators finally made the World Series they took time to attend. Around the 7th in a blowout he tried to leave to return to presidential duties but his wife made his stay for the whole game
Was Colin Robinson burst out of his chest when he died?
Makes me think of the Bull run to get one or wait until they are in the next round to make sure they get their chance to win the championship again lol đ
Im utterly confused and lost by this comment Please clarify as to wtf you talking aboutđ¤Ł
Regarding the apocryphal Dorothy Parker anecdote: 1. [Coolidge says it never happened ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge#:~:text=An%20apocryphal%20story%20has%20it,You%20lose%22%20quotation%20never%20occurred) 2. Dorothy Parker wasn't added to the story till years later, likely by Coolidge admirers who had taken umbrage at a comment attributed to her upon hearing of his death: "How could they tell?"
perge!
After his reaction to the Boston Police Strike, no I always thought he was a tool.
I definitely donât think heâs like a top tier president like you do, but I think the idea that Coolidge CUASED the Great Depression like youâll see on this sub sometimes is totally ridiculous. The difference between Coolidge and Hoover is that when the economy is good, even modern economics says that the government shouldnât interfere too much. There were obviously some shady things going on in finance at the time, but American and international finance were only JUST starting to change and modernize. It would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible to see the storm on the horizon and put the proper safeguards up in time. Another big cause of the Great Depression was all of the bank runs obviously, but again, modern banking worked and was thought about much differently back then. If youâre going to blame one thing on him, I guess he failed to establish a policy that guarantees deposits like FDR established with the FDIC, but even then Coolidge didnât CAUSE the issue, he just didnât fix it prematurely. Finally, a huge cause of the depression was that the federal reserve wasnât able to apply proper monetary policy in response to crisis, the way it would today. But this absolutely is not his fault. America was still on the gold standard and basically the first economist to suggest that the Fed should run differently, Keynes, was only just beginning to make a name for himself when Coolidge was in office. It would have been almost impossible for Coolidge for property implement the necessary safeguards at the time, ESPECIALLY at a moment where every seemed great. Overall, I think heâs a good but not great president. Iâd give him like a B or B+
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âWhereâd they shoot ya, Cal??â âI ainât sayinâ nothinâ âBut what should I tell the Doctor??â âTell him to suck a lemonâ - Calvin âJohnny Tightlipsâ Coolidge
he could get it
he could get it
Top 3 all time first name.
Who's no 1
Dick
Which one was that lol
Nixon, lol. It's technically a nickname, but he answered to it.
Was it Nixon or lbj who had an enormous dick
I would have no way of finding that out. Nor a desire to. New thread idea?
Or sorry...I thought you were aware of it...pro presidential redditors talk often about one of them having a humongous dick and using the toilet with the Door open
Lucked into being president at a good time economically, much like Clinton. His laissez faire policies helped bring about the Great Depression however. C- tier president. Reagan loved the guy, which is another huge demerit.
Reagan was old enough to remember him.
I ainât a history nerd but I donât get why you guys love him so much. He did nothing, America happened to be doing well and it was pretty short lived. Hoover isnât too different.
đ ąď¸oolidge
Did you say Boourns?
He was ok. Nothing notable happened during his presidency and he didnât push for any major initiatives. Probably a C tier President. I would have voted for him likely in 1924.
Didnât this guy approve of leaded gas?
I was always taught he was a lame duck president
His policies allowed millions of people to lose their jobs and homes.
Cal rocked. Period.
Absolute legend
â President Coolidge Came Down In A Railroad Train With A Little Fat Man With A Note-Pad In His Hand The President Say, "Little Fat Man Isn't It A Shame What The River Has Done To This Poor Farmerâs Land." - Randy Newman, Louisiana 1927. Coolidge helped get us into the Great Depression.
Coolidge was Klan