Calvin Coolidge actually said...

I don't recall that I ever made any suggestion that after I finished my term of office I was going to engage in the occupation of whittling.

Excerpts of the President's News Conference

12/19/1927

More Calvin Coolidge Quotes

What I am telling you is a general principle.

So that while I know that the press oftentimes has to speculate some and draw deductions of positions when our foreign relations are concern...

In this case it has no foundation whatever.

While I am on that, I might state again that Mr. Kellogg isn't going to resign.