Calvin Coolidge
(August 3, 1923 to March 3, 1929)

Born: July 4, 1872
Died: January 5, 1933

Political Party: Republican
Previous Occupation: Lawyer

Elected From: Massachusetts
Vice President: Charles G. Dawes (1925-29)
Cabinet Members: view list

Other Government Positions: · Northampton, MA City Councilman, 1899 · City Solicitor, 1900-01 · Clerk of Courts, 1904 · Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1907-08 · Mayor of Northampton, MA, 1910-11 · Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1912-15 · Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-18 · Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-20 · Vice President, 1921-23 (under Harding)

Inaugural Address: 1925
Biography: view

Presidential Highlights:
· Approved the Immigration Act (reduced the number of Italians, Greeks, Jews, and Poles allowed to enter the United States, and banned Japanese immigration).

· Vetoed a bill that would have provided life insurance for World War I veterans. Congress overrode his veto.

· Signed two tax bills (cut taxes on personal, inherited, and corporate income) which caused increased investment in the stock market. The value of stocks rose sharply.

· Approved the Air Commerce Act (allowed the Commerce Department to regulate U.S. airline companies).

· Vetoed legislation that created a new federal corporation authorized to buy and sell excess farm commodities.

· Approved the Kellogg-Briand Pact (renounced war as a means of settling conflict, encouraged countries to rely on diplomatic negotiations to resolve disputes).

Presidential Election:

1923
Death of Warren G. Harding

1924
Calvin Coolidge	382
John W. Davis	136
Robert M. LaFollette	13

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