Calvin+Coolidge

= Michelle Dang ﻿ = = CALVIN COOLIDGE (1923 - 1929) =




 * President Terms:** 1 term (August 2,1923 - 1925 & 1925 - March 4,1929)
 * Coolidge took over as president in 1923 for Warren G. Harding when he died in office.
 * He was then elected officially for president in 1924.
 * He declined the opportunity to run for president in the Election of 1928.
 * His Vice President was Charles G. Dawes (1925 - 1929).


 * Political Party:** Republican Party
 * He was an extreme conservative Republican from M.A. and did not support the pro-progressive government at that time.


 * Background Information:**
 * Coolidge started out as a lawyer and eventually climb up all the ranks to become the governor of M.A.
 * He had the popular nickname of "Silent Cal" because he spoke very little or often silent and was very reserved as well.
 * His personality differed largely from the previous president, Harding's personality.
 * Coolidge was also able to stay away from the Warren Hardings' previous scandals.
 * He believed that the American people wanted and needed a serious and stern president so he became that president.
 * He gained popular support and prominence through the Boston Police Strike where he called in the National Guard to resolve the dispute.


 * Political Views:**
 * With his strong belief in conservatism, he thought that government intervention was not necessarily which halted the growth of the Progressive Era.
 * He also cut back many government programs, along with less government regulated economy during the boom which just showed how much of a Conservative Republican.


 * His Presidency:**
 * Coolidge and his administration was not active during his years of presidency because of his strong belief in conservatism.
 * The Bonus Bill that was passed on May 1924 was not to the consent of Coolidge, he vetoed it but Congress was able to override it.
 * There was also an Immigration Act or the Asian Exclusion Act that was passed in 1924 that limited immigration and the act specifically excluded the Asian immigrants.
 * He also signed for the Revenue Act of 1924 which lowered personal income taxes but it raised land taxes, this was another example of how Coolidge was a conservative by limited government powers.
 * Coolidge believed strongly in laissez-faire which benefitted the wealthy and powerful business owners.
 * He was very against helping the farmers and their dropping prices because he thought that it would do no good.
 * During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Coolidge did not take a lot of actions for it, but instead disregard it slightly implying the government should not help the property owners but they should take care of it by themselves.
 * ^ From that event, he was criticized a lot about his lack of action about the crisis and he's opposement to spending federal money to build flood control systems.


 * Legacies:**
 * He promoted equal rights and opportunities for all no matter what the race, skin color, and religion was; he actually appointed some African Americans into office and promote anti-lynching laws which were rejected by Southern Democrats in Congress.
 * For foreign policy, Coolidge wasn't an isolationist but he did not approve of forming foreign alliances either, he was in the middle ground.
 * He supported lassiez-faire and for a time period, Americans got to experience what a almost pure lassiez-faire economy looked like.
 * Even though Calvin Coolidge spoke very little and didn't take much actions during office, the actions that he took made a great impact on American society.
 * It also show that during that time period the American people wanted stability and conservatism rather than great changes.

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