Calvin Coolidge

I have found that there exists in Nicaragua such conditions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States.

I am sure that the outdoor life has refreshed me, invigorated me, and been very beneficial.

I suppose I am the healthiest President that they ever had.

I think you have done rather better than I could have done, if I had undertaken to sit down twice a week and dictated a statement to be given out.

I am very much gratified to know that.

Now, I don't regard, as you men know, that it is at all necessary for the President to give out a verbatim statement of everything that may be discussed here, but rather to leave it to the different reporters, because they are reporters…

On the domestic difficulty that they are having there, over the religious question, which is a religious question touching all denominations alike as I understand it, though it is referred to more particularly as a Catholic question…

But I think generally speaking over practically the whole of Mexico there is a very good condition of order.

There isn't any information about that that hasn't already been made public.

Well, you can't generalize about that.

Our citizens down there have been murdered in the past since 1913, a good many of them.

I am hoping to hold it about where it is. Perhaps we can make a little reduction here and there.

There isn't much that can be done in the matter of reducing the personnel, but I have to stress that question some all the time, otherwise there is a tendency to load up the service with un-necessary personnel.

Not much change is being made in the personnel of the Government.

If you see any reports of that kind, why I think you can set them down as the natural result of a man representing this Government who has had to insist that the rights of our citizens be respected.

The speedy action that has been taken on the first four reservations I should think would indicate that there would be little, if any, difficulty in the 5th reservation.

I have never had any criticism.

I see no reason why the United States shouldn't have the same right which it would have under the 5th reservation.

The only reports I have ever had in relation to Ambassador Sheffield are those that praised his conduct.

I don't know that there is anything I can say that hasn't already been said about the World Court.

So I understand the 5th reservation is merely for the purpose of putting the United States in the same position as other countries.

Mr. Baker I know is a perfectly sincere man and I don't want too much made of my suggestion that it is easier to make up your mind when you are not charged with public responsibility than it is when you are responsible for making the…

I have a good deal of respect for Mr. Baker's judgment and a high regard for his patriotism, but the matter of settlement or cancellation of our debts has been discussed a great many times.

It has been pointed out time and time again that this money has to be paid by our taxpayers unless it is paid by the taxpayers of the country or the countries which borrowed the money.

So, as far as I am informed, I know of no reason for making any change in our policy.