CALVIN COOLIDGE     thirtieth president upon Harding’s death   1923-1929   Republican   born 1872 in Plymouth Vermont   studied law at Amherst College   Didn’t speak much distinguished nicknamed “Silent Cal”   his vice president Charles G. Dawes   America experiencing economic wealth   tried to keep old ways in place, even in those prosperous times.   Little legislation   By the time the Great Depression came, he had left office and retired.   Died 1933

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