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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

I don't know just how far I can go hereafter in giving out any information about the oil lease cases.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

They are public officers, appointed under statutory provision and confirmed by the Senate, and that resolution or statute gives them full authority to prosecute these cases.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

It is the policy of the Government to encourage this tendency towards cooperation between North and South America.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

The Attorney General has not resigned and there was no discussion of him or his office in the Cabinet either before or after the meeting.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

I think it would be better for the men who have charge of that, I mean Senator Pomerene and Mr. Roberts, to assume responsibility for giving out information.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 18, 1924

I haven't given any special consideration to the selection of a successor to Mr. Denby.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 14, 1924

Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, do urge upon the Governors of the various States to designate and set apart the week of April 21-27, 1924 as Forest Protection Week, and, wherever practicable and not in…

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 7, 1924

I have a great many questions today, but a great many I find are duplicates, triplicates, and other 'cates.'

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 7, 1924

No official representations have been made to this country that I know of from Japan in relation to discussions looking towards a new Gentlemen's Agreement.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 2, 1924

In testimony of the respect in which his memory is held by the Government and the people of the United States, I do hereby direct that the flags of the White House and of the several departmental buildings be displayed at half-staff for a…

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 2, 1924

The death of Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1921, which occurred at 11:15 o'clock today at his home at Washington, District of Columbia, deprives the country of a most distinguished citizen…

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Feb 2, 1924

He led the nation through the terrific struggle of the World War with a lofty idealism which never failed him.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Jan 31, 1924

Reports came that people were drawing their money out of perfectly good banks and investing in savings certificates in a way that threatened to jeopardize the banks and make it very inconvenient for them by taking their deposits.

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