Mayor and Governor Calvin Coolidge
A panel with former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu discussed Calvin Coolidge during his time as mayor of Northampton and Governor of Massachusetts…
158 viewsA panel with former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu discussed Calvin Coolidge during his time as mayor of Northampton and Governor of Massachusetts…
158 viewsCalvin Coolidge’s boyhood home in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, was the scene of a reenactment of the 30th president’s oath of office - to commemorate his 1923 ascension to the presidency. Then V…
147 viewsHow has the presidency changed in the first two decades of the 21st century -- under Presidents Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden? The Bipartisan Policy Center convened presidential scholars and …
381 viewsThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Ha…
179 viewsHistorians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, Edna Greene Medford, and Amity Shlaes talked about the results of C-SPAN’s fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership.
5,649 viewsDavid Bahnsen, founder and CIO of a private wealth management firm, argued that the U.S. free enterprise system is being threatened by socialists and progressives. This event was hosted by P…
593 viewsHistorians Douglas Brinkley and Amity Shlaes talked about the results of C-SPAN’s fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership.
836 viewsAmity Shlaes, author and chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, talked about her recent Bloomberg opinion piece about the future of the Republican Party, arguing it should not…
1,069 viewsAmity Shlaes, James Madison, and David Willkie talked about the life and career of 1940 Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie (1882-1944) from the Rush County Historical Society. W…
7,219 viewsAmity Shlaes and Cyndy Bittinger talked about the life and influence of first lady Grace Coolidge and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included role as a st…
5,613 viewsAmity Shlaes discussed the impact of government programs during a virtual event hosted by The Heritage Foundation. Ms. Shlaes talked about the unintended consequences of government intervent…
213 viewsHarold Holzer and Amity Shlaes talked about C-SPAN’s latest book, The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America’s Best - and Worst - Chief Executives. The program was recorded at the Roos…
2,161 viewsAmity Shlaes talked about her book, Great Society: A New History of the 1960s in America, in which she compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those happening in present-day times.
1,785 viewsAmity Shlaes, an author, economic historian, and Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation chair, talked about the history of U.S. government responses to economic crises, including the Great …
2,315 viewsBloomberg correspondent and author Amity Shlaes talked about her biography of the 30th President of the United States, Coolidge, in which she traces the life of Calvin Coolidge from his earl…
3,548 viewsKenneth Whyte talked about his book Hoover, in which he recalls the personal and political life of President Herbert Hoover. He spoke with author and presidential scholar Amity Shlaes.
1,005 viewsAmity Shlaes delivered remarks at the at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). She talked about her book, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression.
415 viewsTwo economic advisers for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign took part in a forum on the economy. They focused on immigration, tax and housing policies, and the 2016 presidential election.…
699 viewsHistorians and former legislators talk about which president, Calvin Coolidge or Ronald Reagan, is the better model for contemporary Republican candidates. They spoke about the foreign polic…
1,411 viewsAmity Shlaes talked about her book, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, in which she examines the financial history of the Great Depression and critiques the New Deal. …
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