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Calvin Coolidge was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A former governor of Massachusetts, he became president following Warren G. Harding's death and won election in his own right in 1924. His administration favored limited federal intervention, tax reductions, and fiscal restraint during much of the economic expansion associated with the Roaring Twenties.
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When was Calvin Coolidge president of the United States?
Calvin Coolidge served as the 30th president from 1923 to 1929. He first became president after Warren G. Harding died in 1923 and then won election in his own right in 1924.
Why did Calvin Coolidge become president?
Coolidge was vice president when Warren G. Harding died on August 2, 1923. He took the presidential oath early the next day at his family home in Vermont, with his father administering the oath.
What was Calvin Coolidge's job before the presidency?
Coolidge was a lawyer and Republican politician from Massachusetts. Before becoming president, he served as mayor of Northampton, lieutenant governor and governor of Massachusetts, and vice president.
What major event happened during Coolidge's presidency?
The 1929 stock-market crash occurred in October of the year Coolidge left office, after his presidency had ended. His administration is more closely associated with the economic expansion of the 1920s and with a limited-government approach.
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