Political Quotes

On the recordJune 8, 1925
It is customary I suppose for those who are interested in those things to look into the possible inherited background of Presidents.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Excerpts of the President's News Conference on a Train from Minneapolis to Washington

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