Calvin Coolidge

I want to help everyone I can.

I haven't made any decision about the new Minister to China.

He is an expert on Eastern affairs in the State Department—not the only one, but he is regarded as the chief expert.

My hesitation about him is to decide whether he would be of more value here in Washington serving in the Department, or of more value in China.

Mr. Mellon reports that insofar as he can observe there is a very general and healthy condition of good business.

Those industries that are supposed to be barometers or indicators of what the general business condition is throughout the country all seem to indicate that it is fairly good.

Not anything special came up this morning in the Cabinet meeting.

I made some inquiries about the general business situation.

I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the legislation aforesaid, do hereby invite the States of the Union and all foreign countries to cooperate and participate in the Exhibition mentioned by…

I do not think Mr. Warren wants to take a recess appointment.

I haven't reached any final decision about the Attorney General.

I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, under the authority conferred upon me by Act of February 14, 1903, entitled 'An Act to establish the Department of Commerce and Labor' (32 Stat. 826), and by virtue of all…

So I say no final decision has been made.

So I will have to talk with the two Senators and see what I can find out about the situation.

I think it is due to me when I make a statement that they [the members of the conference] wait to see what the statement is before they rush out.

I want to see a further limitation of naval armament.

I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.

I haven't thought much, if anything, about a recess appointment.

Well, I think that his qualifications ought to be presented to the Senate and go into the record, and that is one of the reasons why I have re-submitted his name.

I thought that he was a man of high character, eminence at the bar, and great ability, and would make a fine Attorney General.

Of course, we want to withdraw.

I want them to be honest and conscientious and desirous of performing public service, but I cannot find any men who quite come up to that standard and I doubt if there are any in existence.

Now, of course I have to appoint human beings to office.

It will be opened at the first chapter of John, which happens to be the first chapter of the Bible that I can recall reading.

That was the family Bible to which I referred the other day.