Calvin Coolidge's Shocking Announcement

[@boris1932]

I am a GEN XER , but I had grandparents who were slightly older. I learned a lot from their talks about 20's and 30's -- about how the Depression was. The one thing that always stuck was my grandma telling you never want to live through one. It was the hardest time of her life especially as she had young children to feed and grandpa could barely find any steady employment. I don't see how they did it.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

You had slightly older grandparents?

[@janerkenbrack3373]

Silent Cal. A quote attributed to Dorothy Parker when Coolidge died: "How could they tell?"

[@Muonium1]

Coolidge's 16 year old son was playing tennis with his brother in the White House tennis courts on June 30th of '24. He was barefoot and acquired a minor blister on the third toe of his right foot, it rapidly developed into acute septicemia and he was dead within a week. Alexander Fleming would publish his discovery of penicillin exactly four years later in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology, making such improbable and tragic fates practically unthinkable by the late '40s.

[@BlakeT-o5k]

I love your insightful videos. Coolidge was one of my favorite Presidents throughout history.

[@followerofjulian1652]

Excellent presentation, thank you!

[@hazcat640]

excellent video and topic.

[@jonbryden3307]

Reading Amity Shlaes Biography of Coolidge right now. My favorite President next to Reagan. There is a haunting picture shown in the book of the family one week before Calvin Jr died. He already had the blister at that point.

[@pandarush.]

I would've learned a lot more in history class if you had been the teacher.

[@The1920sChannel]

That's the ultimate compliment for me! Thanks so much!

[@jamesmiller4184]

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[@rudolphguarnacci197]

They were too busy pushing whatever their agenda was at any given time.

[@alitlweird]

I would imagine that “I do not choose to run” is in the public domain by meow.

[@jamesmiller4184]

This segment was very well done, I think. It imparted much that otherwise was effectively unknown. My opinion is that all of those reasons put forth, was THE aggregate reason for his choosing to not run.

[@apriladams6098]

That was very enlightening

[@charlescalvert8647]

"I Do Not Choose to Run" became a popular novelty song. Harry Reser's band, Six Jumping Jacks, recorded a great version. Its actually available on my channel if you want to hear it. Great aspect of history.

[@maggie2936-q1m]

Don’t worry about copyright infringement. That song is more than one hundred years old. You’re good.

[@deborahberger5816]

Calvin Coolidge was known for his social reticence. According to a story published in a newspaper the day after a White House state dinner, a lady came up to the President and said that she would win a bet if she could get three words of conversation out of him. Coolidge answered "you lose." It's a terrific yarn, but Coolidge denied that it ever happened.

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

That song is probably public domain by now. I remember it. The old timers thought it was noise, but the young'n's thought it was swell.

[@carmcalhoun4340]

Very interesting and entertaining video.

[@barbarablack4563]

I hope you do an in depth video on th÷ 1924 election like how you did with the 1920 election

[@GregorPQ]

That was actually interesting. Please more of this!

[@cynthiaalver]

Liked the video very much!

[@sayanmanna5379]

Thanks for your work!

[@LCafran]

Awesome video! Very interesting and insightful information. Believe it or not, my dad wanted my first and middle name to be “Calvin Coolidge.” My mom did not, so I was not named after the President. My dad was actually much older than my mom, he was born in 1918 and my mom in 1940. My dad was from a different time, he lived through the great depression in NYC and served in WWII.

[@andreeelliott2943]

Great video!!

[@gmanette188]

Sounds like a good human

[@kidmohair8151]

yup. keep doing a variety of topics! t'is after all, the spice of life, that variety thing.

[@jec1ny]

Coolidge is easily the most underrated president in US history. And my personal favorite.

[@jamesmiller4184]

If I might underscore that and, he's mine too? Also let us reassess Pres. Millard Fillmore. He was a bibliophile and established the first library in the White House. 'Seems that the current Hamiltonian Federalists do not like presidents that don't engage in warring. PAR FOR THIS COURSE of-present.

[@sarahshanahan2222]

Such strange times. When i was about 8 My grandmother told me about how my mother almost died of some disease when she was only 2ish years old. She said it as casually as you would hear about someones boring day at work I was broken hearted, and suddenly almost saw my grandmother as some kind of emotionless anderoid. My mother is kind of the same. She believes that any expression of pain is weakness... any complaints are unaccepted. When my father died... i had no one to turn to. My mom just got me in the car and took me to my work and expected me to be just fine. When i asked her why is she like this she just said something like "Im from New England, thats just how we are" (i grew up and lived in texas my whole life) To this day i dont really have any kind of relationship to speak of with her. I respect her, she has wisdom, but all my life ive felt n that she has no heart. As difficult as it is... as manufactured and as broken as i am... i refuse to be so expressionless to my own children. I love them, and express that love with abandon. I allow them to express themselves, and try to encourage openness and trust between us. I try to teach restraint---- but i dont want them to lose their humanity. I always kind of chaulked this up to a "generational thing".... but... i question this

[@Andrew-wc8tc]

What a wise man.

[@JJONNYREPP]

ross perot...

[@carmenrodriguez8814]

Loved it!

[@soylentgreennewdealtimeshare]

It is quite clear what his statement meant. He was unchosen, and, probably having been made frightfully witting of what was about to be perpetrated, he knew that he was not suitable to the chosers. There was no way forward to the stillness of an honourable king for a man of his ilk, who, it seems, would tend to say to the social engineers viciously petitioning power to cure the problem of man in all his ways, "What has it to do with me?" He wanted to leave men be to their own loves, transactions and productive mysteries, as do all decent men, and that serves no purpose to the Chosers. The monster that followed was utterly conducive, and served his people well. The agitated People still buy the T-shirt, and the chosen history that ensures their division. These are the only things left that hold them together. Like a cat that is not in a box, the silent demands of the masses originate in the trembling Temples of Democracy, and cry out for more speed to oblivion. They first hear what they want as they stare at the headline that stares back. Faster, not slow. Slowly, slowly. Dangerous Reactionaries, if anything, say, "Stop."

[@TheMaxx111]

Copyrights expire after 100 years, so you should be fine playing anything from the 1920s.

[@andrewyoung2796]

" if nominated. I will not run If elected. I will not serve" Go ahead and parsimony that'!

[@STho205]

Predicting an economic bust during a very quick economic boom with wreckless individual spending and massive credit is like predicting it'll rain tomorrow morning if you see clouds. When it doesn't happen everyone forgets your prediction and enjoys the sunny weather. When it does happen you look like a prophet instead of the boy who cried wolf and eventually were correct.

[@mistervacation23]

In the quaint town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, there lived a man named Calvin Coolidge. Now, Calvin was no ordinary man; he possessed a unique gift that set him apart from everyone else - he could predict the weather with uncanny accuracy. From a young age, Calvin noticed patterns in nature that others overlooked. He could sense when a storm was brewing or when the skies would clear. His neighbors marveled at his ability to always know what the weather would be like, and they relied on his forecasts for their daily activities. One particularly memorable instance was when the town was preparing for its annual Harvest Festival. The townsfolk were worried about rain ruining the festivities, but Calvin reassured them that the skies would remain clear. Sure enough, not a drop of rain fell during the celebration, and the townspeople hailed Calvin as a weather wizard. But Calvin's talents didn't stop there. He also had a knack for delivering witty remarks, and one of his favorites was about the weather. Whenever someone complained about the rain or the snow, Calvin would quip, "Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." His playful remark became a local saying, and people would often chuckle whenever the topic of weather came up. Calvin's wit and weather predictions made him a beloved figure in Plymouth Notch, and his legacy lived on for generations to come. And so, Calvin Coolidge, the man who could always predict the weather and had a clever remark for every occasion, became a legend in his small Vermont town.

[@lefty-bw1zp]

I enjoyed this video. I like learning about political figures of the past.

[@radicalross7700]

Before this video, I never noticed how Coolidge's time as president parallels LBJ's 40 years later: Succeeded a president who died in office (1923/1963), elected in his own right (1924/1964), refused to run for another term (1928/1968); died four years after leaving office (1933/1973).

[@jamesmiller4184]

And so . . . we got "WONDER BOY" Hoover. (Wonder Boy was Cal's nickname for him.)

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

Make a vídeo about the 1925 US fleet vist to australia

[@brennofrank]

Awesome

[@TimRobinson-kd3zn]

A great story as always thanks for posting. The points you make about Cooledge are true the death of his father and son really hurt him bad and I would not have blamed him for making his choice not to run again. 2 quick stories about Cooledge I always liked to tell people 1 he met with Red Grange and George Halas with the Chicago Bears he said gentleman it is good to meet you I've always liked animal acts. 2 At a dinner party a lady came up to Cooledge and said I have a bet with my friend that I can make you say more then 3 words Cal looked her in the eye and said YOU LOSE

[@Spike-m2p]

True story my dad could pass for Calvin Coolidge's brother. He was a man of few words too

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

I remember spending Summers with my grandfather and he told me this was the first president he voted for and he was very disappointed... With some rather fancy language lol

[@tomasrabago]

Appropriate, as it’s an election year. (That was simple,kinda like President Coolidge.😂)

[@orbyfan]

He believed Ripley...Did Ripley say, "Believe it or Not!!"?

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Movie tone!

[@jfjoubertquebec]

I wonder if this is what inspired the Seinfeld episode!

[@grioulaloula8594]

I thought that Coolidge spoke fluent Chinese with his wife in the White House. I stand corrected. It was Hoover.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

I thought that was Herbert Hoover

[@grioulaloula8594]

@@hakeemfullerton8645 You’re right it was Hoover. Thanks.

[@aariley2]

Boy he was lucky he got out when he did.😅 He would have been blamed for the Stock Market crash and ensuing Depression.

[@johnking6252]

He was responsible, his policies set it in motion ?

[@mikelezcurra810]

Harding/Coolidge dealt with an economic collapse in 1921 that was worse than 1929, by staying out of the way, and the economy recovered in 18 months. It wasn't until Hoover (a progressive) and later FDR decided to use the might of the federal government to "fix" the economy that they caused such economic devastation that it wasn't until after WWII that the economy recovered. Sadly, the Hoover/FDR recipe is the only one DC knows these days.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

I enjoyed this video, i always wondered why those in power didn't try to avoid the market collapse. Yes they knew but did nothing ! They could have pressured the banks not to lend to speculators, they could have run an advertising campaign on the stockmarket bubble. I suspect he was shattered after his sons death.

[@RevLeigh55]

Coolidge died in 1933. His health was likely already declining in 1927. He might not have made it through another term.

[@cwulfe1]

So, Coolidge's interpretation of Washington's precedence of 8 years was thoroughly blown away with the next Democratic Party President, who was elected FOUR times. 🙄

[@radicalross7700]

One of Coolidge's purported reasons for not serving another term was fear that his health might fail while he was in office. That actually proved to be the case for FDR..

[@KathysTube]

😎👍

[@agornath1]

Silent Cal was one of the greatest presidents in history.

[@cjwilson1994]

💯

[@A_r78]

Said no one ever

[@DouglasFilmsLtd]

Possibly the greatest.

[@RoryVanucchi]

👍

[@MrCanadatom]

I like the political cartoons

[@NateTheGnat]

😎 idge

[@freddylubin]

Interesting if he had been elected in 1928, and still died when he did. It was after FDR had been elected, andwould have meant that his VP would have become President until March.

[@mr.newmanthadreamer8434]

I’d love to do more research on Calvin Coolidge