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Calvin Coolidge: “I thought that he was a man of high character, eminence at the bar, and great ability, and would make a fine Attorney…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1925
I thought that he was a man of high character, eminence at the bar, and great ability, and would make a fine Attorney General.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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