Coolidge Administrations - The Coolidge Administration Legacy
The Coolidge Administration Legacy
Republican Party leaders were confident that the Coolidge-Dawes ticket would be reelected in the 1928 presidential election. The nation was at peace, its economy strong, and wealth was increasing at an unheard-of pace. Then on August 2, 1927—the fourth anniversary of his succession to the presidency—Coolidge made a short statement to the press reporters who were called to a meeting at the president's summer office in the Black Hills of South Dakota: "I do not choose to run for president in nineteen twenty-eight." Not even his wife knew of his intention, and Coolidge never gave a clear explanation for his decision. Certainly one important reason for his choice was the death of his sixteen year-old son, Calvin Jr. Though later, in his autobiography, he expressed concern over the public's view of a president seeking a third term, even though his first term was less than two years. "A president...
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