#30 Calvin Coolidge

[@sonofjapheth5382]

Mr. Coolidge is not forgotten......one of the two truly Constitutional Presidents this country has ever had in office.

[@calebelliott1168]

When I was five I taught myself all of the presidents. Calvin Coolidge was my favorite at the time because I was almost named Calvin.

[@skippy3860]

Sadly for Mr. Coolidge, he lost one of his sons during his presidency, and spent the rest of his term in a pretty serious state of depression .

[@rjvilla5228]

+skippy3860 I remember hearing that. I also heard that his son's death played a big part in him not running for a second term. Nevertheless, President Coolidge was one of the best presidents we ever had!

[@lindafromowitz9071]

R.J. Villa He also said a president shouldn't serve for more than 2 terms. He felt that 6 years was enough for him.

[@calvincoolidge8180]

Yep

[@5Mariner]

Interestingly, his other son lived to be 93 years old

[@IronPiedmont]

Keep cool with Coolidge!

[@mikeingersoll4466]

Dutch_Atlantic_13 id vote for him

[@articcenturion8387]

That's such a good motto. Better than most of today's.

[@vilhjálmr626]

I've read Coolidge's biography, he did anticipate a crash by the end of his term and was concerned that the government would worsen it by increased deficit spending on counterproductive welfare programs. He understood that debt was and still is the greatest long term threat to freedom. He is one of the few presidents that left the federal debt smaller than when he had inherited it. A great man of modesty. We could learn much from his example.

[@mr.stealyourgirl4910]

president coolidge is probably the coolest wisest president. he wanted to have the middle class and the poor to have better lives. great and cool man

[@rileyfreeman7122]

He did what the time needed. But lowering taxes and to stop spending money never ends well.

[@mikeingersoll4466]

Riley Freeman id take him over trump Bernie or hillary

[@ablaze1989]

LOL I have seen you comment across like 5 vids now XD, in general not spending money is a good thing, it means it is there when you need it, its all about context on what it is spent on, not just spending it because it was there like the left seems to love.

[@mikeingersoll4466]

Matthew Tackett ha

[@supernerd4677]

The closest we've ever had to having Batman as president.

[@dude4521]

One of the 10 best presidents of the U.S

[@jesuisravi]

this reminds me of what Dorothy Parker said when told that Coolidge had died: "How could they tell?"

[@benziescha5438]

Calvin Coolidge age 52 1923, previous president Hardings secretary. Dry, knowing wit, known for being quiet. William Howard Taft swore him in. Tight reign on budget, lowered taxes, wanted small government and pro business. Fan of factories. Had great depression during tenure.

[@wesleyogilvie8105]

The best president in history.

[@mikeingersoll4466]

wesley ogilvie coolidge fdr jfk lbj

[@rileyfreeman7122]

Carl FDR was one of the best.

[@thomasjefferson9292]

Tong Zou. They didn't, the fed did

[@hdaaap]

lbj was a racist.

[@adrianmarquez8345]

Tong Zou uuuuh, no. You have Herbert Hoover to thank for that.

[@psaviation9695]

1:57 On March 4th 1925, Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by Chief Justice/ 27th President William Howard Taft

[@psaviation9695]

William Howard Taft become the first ex President to become Chief Justice

[@5Mariner]

If ever a movie was made about Coolidge, who should play him? And who should play Grace Coolidge?

[@hatchetmouth8211]

That one's easy. Pat Healy.

[@WorldBFree2006]

I'll say this much for "Silent Cal", he had a hell of a mess to clean up after Harding.

[@calvincoolidge8180]

Read Rothbard’s book on The Great Depression.

[@SG-hd1qg]

The Goat Right Here

[@Emily-rv4ue]

"you lose" That's what Coolidge should be saying about our present day soft-socialism

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

I'm not even going to bother writing a reply explaining how stupid you are. You aren't worth it.

[@shaneupham705]

exactly you emily are a fucking dumb ass honestly Trump has done a lot good for america but obviously your just a antifa

[@jacobstopper3804]

Who’s the white haired guy in the glasses?

[@blainevolesky9653]

He reminds me of myself

[@supernerd4677]

The Kawhi Leonard of U.S. presidents.

[@psaviation9695]

0:12 sworn in over the family bible

[@hatchetmouth8211]

Why would you veto payraises for anybody, for God's sake???

[@andrewternet8370]

To justify lower taxes on the populace.

[@zmoney7276]

Of course Smoot-Hawley, and Hoover "abandoning the free market to save it" had nothing to do with the depression. Not to mention the instability that came from FDR. The reason Coolidge is forgotten is because his record was sterling, and it disproves Keynesian economics. It's a reality that too many historians refuse to accept...

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

You really don't know Keynesian economic theory, do you? Keynesian economic theory states that in times of economic distress the federal government spends on public works projects and engages in tight control over investments to bounce back the economy. This does get the economy growing, but it also grows the power of the federal government. Once the economy is booming, you raise taxes to pay back the debt. Then you turn everything back over to the free market. Keynesian economics is meant to be temporary. A quick fix. If you halt it too short, it will not work. FDR had to cut it short with had prolonged the Great Depression. If you extend it longer than necessary, than it will come back to haunt you. That is actually why the Soviet Union collapsed.

[@samsungnateight2527]

Did you see a man? 0:00

[@jacobstopper3804]

I did

[@onomatopoeia162003]

BOO with some of the video's being country blocked. Come on America.

[@RichardsWorld]

He vetoed bonuses to postal workers and bonuses for World Wars ! Vets. Not cool.

[@marvindon1030]

B woodrowwilson

[@johnserino6]

I also love Presidents that veto raises for the working class while giving tax breaks for their rich friends. It makes it better when they don't acknowledge the pending doom and have no connection to the people who will suffer.

[@FlamencoDiablo72]

Except he increased tax revenue with those cuts. Look up the laffer curve and stop commenting on youtube videos until you actually understand economics.

[@squidlytv]

Calvin Coolidge was a great president who supported limiting government and in so never thought he was to big as a president like Obama did he understood that when the government controls life is bad when it limits itself life is good

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

+FlamencoDiablo72 The laffer curve is nothing but a BS defense Republicans use whenever they try to cut taxes for their donors.

[@ericeasterday5849]

I heard that Coolidge was a lot like Donald Trump.