John Calvin Coolidge, soon to be the 30th president of the United States, was born on Independence Day, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. His father, who was also named John Calvin Coolidge Sr. was a hard working farmer, storekeeper, and businessman. Coolidge Sr. cared for his son after his wife died of tuberculosis when Calvin was just twelve. Abigail Grace Coolidge, Calvin's younger sister died when she was just fifteen, a few years after their mother had died. After Coolidge graduated Black River Academy, he went on to study law at Amherst College, Massachusetts, then passing his bar exam in 1897, which is an exam students must take before they can become attorneys. A year later after his bar exam, he opened his own law office in Northampton where he handled real estate deals (land and buildings) and bankruptcies. He gained reputation for being a hard working man and solving problems his own way --by staying out of court. Shortly after, he married Grace Anna Goodhue, a teacher at Clarke School for the Deaf. They had two sons, one of which was Calvin Jr., who passed on from an unt...
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City, New York in the United States. Theodore was the second child of four children in a wealthy, upper-class family. Theodore’s father was a businessman and philanthropist. Theodore’s mother was also born from an affluent family. Starting at a very early age, Theodore suffered from a heavy case of asthma and had horrible eyesight throughout his whole life. He did a lot of physical activity and developed a very strong physique. Despite physical barriers, Theodore had a very strong outlook on life and was very strong physically and mentally. Theodore was also very intelligent and he attended Harvard College and Columbia Law School.
After the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt inherited a growing empire when he took office in 1901. The U.S. had annexed Hawaii in 1898 and Spanish-American War granted the U.S. control of the Philippines. It also led the U.S. to establish a protectorate over Cuba and grant territorial status for Puerto Rico. By taking on the Philippine Islands as an American colony after the Spanish-American War he had ended the U.S.'s isolation from international politics. Theodore Roosevelt believed that nations should pursue a strenuous life and do their part to maintain peace and order. It was also a belief that civilized nations had the duty of modernizing the barbarous ones. He also pushed for a bigger army and navy and by the end of his presidency he had built the U.S. Navy into a major force at sea.
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president, born on October 27, 1853 into a wealthy family, sickly as a child, and a very nature-loving person. That is just the beginning of this amazing person. Theodore Roosevelt as a child was homeschooled by tutors, private teachers, and was interested in zoology and biology. His family had been in America since the 1600’s, and he was the seventh generation of his family in America. Their last name was originally Rosenvelt after the town in the Netherlands where their family came from. In Dutch, the name Rosenvelt means field of roses.
His motto, “Keep Cool with Coolidge” furthered his political career allowing him to win the electoral and popular vote in the Election of 1924 making him the 30th president of the United States of America. Calvin Coolidge, nicknamed ‘Silent Call’, wanted specific policies and acts to stay intact as his predecessor in office, and sought to not significantly change any existing laws. Even though he was not in office during the various scandals, the public viewed him as a puppet of the Harding administration as he was ultimately blamed for the corruption that had previously occurred. One must look at the accomplishments of Coolidge while in office, he fought for his conservative policies surrounding increased tariffs and expanding the government to protect business opportunities for the people. Unfortunately, Calvin Coolidge does not get credit for his many accomplishments while in office, instead he is grouped with the political and sexual scandals from Harding’s
Theodore Roosevelt JR. was born on October 27, 1858, in New York to Theodore Roosevelt SR. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt JR. was a very sick boy, he suffered from asthmatic attacks which caused the frightening sensation of drowning (Grondahl 2015 7-8). These sensations and attacks caused Theodore a lot of obstacles in his childhood. By attending Harvard College in 1875 when he was just seventeen years old, Theodore was able to push past all his setbacks from his childhood (Grondahl 2015 37). After attending Harvard and graduating in 1880
Theodore Roosevelt, also commonly known as Teddy Roosevelt, was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City. Theodore grew up as a very sickly child and suffered from poor eyesight and asthma. He described himself as “a sickly boy afflicted by asthma as well as poor eyesight” in his autobiography. Despite his health issues, Roosevelt devotedly participated in sports such as football and boxing. Growing up, Roosevelt's father played a major asset in his life. His successful father had very high expectations of him. When he was eighteen he decided to attend Harvard College, where he developed a passion for politics and decided to pursue it. However, after college Roosevelt decided to take a break from politics, and then got married to his wife
The 1930s were a very rough time for most people. These were hard times because of the Great Depression and the Stock Market crash. The Presidents of the 1930s were Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Both of these Presidents came from different backgrounds and had the responsibility of trying to help people through the Great Depression. The two Presidents of the 1930s, Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt were faced with many problems during America’s Great Depression and had very different approaches at solving them. Franklin Roosevelt was favored by many and Hoover was looked down on by most of America’s people.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents. He created the FDA and improved the position of the presidency greatly. Before Theodore came to be president, the position of presidency was slow and wasn’t very interesting so he made the executive branch more powerful by starting new reforms and a strong foreign policy. The life of a president is hard. It is full of stress, responsibilities, and a strong dedication the welfare of your country. Theodore had to deal with all of these presidential stresses, taking up much of his time. Do you know, though, that despite being a president, he led a life of excitement and freedom that many other presidents had never before experienced? Theodore, “Teddy” as his first wife Alice called him, Roosevelt was more than just our president, he was a dedicated author who wrote many books; he was also a rancher, and, surprisingly, he was a big time hunter. Even though Theodore Roosevelt was a president, his life was filled with exciting adventure, times of hardships, responsibilities to many, and influences upon many government positions.
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president during 1923- 1929. He was born on July 4, 1872. His mother died when he was about 12 years old. After his mom's death, the next year he entered Black River Academy and graduated in 1891. He married Grace Anna Goodhue In 1905. Her personality was much different from Calvin's. She was outgoing and talkative while on the otherside Calvin was very shut down just to himself kind of person, known as “ Silent Cal”. Later on the couple had two sons John and Calvin Jr. Calvin became famous during the Boston police strike of 1919. In 1920 he won the election for governor by a record vote. It was 2:30 am on August 3 when Calvin was visiting his family in Vermont when all of a sudden Calvin received a message that
President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York on October 27, 1858, he died on January 6, 1919 in Cove Neck, New York. Theodore Roosevelt was a great president. He won a Nobel Prize, he was also known for the square deal and last but not least the bull moose party. Theodore Roosevelt childhood, Theodore Roosevelt childhood was really good, but his health was not at all the best. Theodore Roosevelt was home schooled; he had a private teacher because he did not have the energy to attend school.
Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth Notch, Virginia. He was named after his father whom he greatly admired (Sobel, 20). Calvin was a small, skinny boy with vibrant red hair. His hair gave him the nickname "Red," which many school friends called him. He had a sister named Abigail, who was born in 1875. Calvin was three years older than she (Lawerence). Coolidge's mother Virginia moved to Plymouth Notch, in 1849 (Sobel, 23).
His father, John Calvin Coolidge SR, was a politician who held office for 6 years in The Vermont House Of Representatives and was a Senator for Vermont. He was also a farmer and a shopkeeper.
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858 in the great state of New York. The Roosevelt’s had already a baby girl so Theodore was the couple’s second baby. As Theodore and his older sister Anna grew a bit older two more siblings were added to the Roosevelt family. First it was a boy named Elliott and then the youngest of the clan came along her name was Corinne. Theodore whose childhood nickname was “Teedie” was born into a fairly affluent family. Theodore Sr. was a hard working father who imported glass and was also noted as one of New York City’s most successful philanthropists. Roosevelt seemed to look up his father and all that he has accomplished .Theodore Roosevelt’s chi...
Warren G. Harding was born in 1865; he became president of the United States in 1921. President Harding was the son of two doctors, President Harding’s father George and Mother Phoebe. President Harding had four sisters and one brother. Harding enjoyed an idyllic American childhood, growing up in a small town, attending a one-room school house, enjoying summers at the local creek and performing in the village band. All of these experiences later helped promote his political career to become President of the United States in 1921 on the date of his birthday on November 2nd . At age of just four-teen years old, President Harding attended Ohio Central College, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. After graduation in 1882, he taught in a country school and sold insurance. Under President Harding's control, the paper writing’s struggled for a time, but later prospered, due in part to Harding's good-natured manner and strong sense of community. In 1891 President Harding married Florence Kling de Wolfe, a wealthy divorcée with a keen business eye and ample financial resources. She also helped the paper to prosper. Harding avoided printing stories critical of others and shared company profits with employees. Around 1898 Harding started to pursue a political career urged by...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt faced one of the biggest challenges ever when he was first inaugurated March 4, 1933. This was right in the hart of the depression. F.D.R. came up with the new deal to try and pull our country out of the depression. After his first new deal F.D.R. came up with the second new deal and 11 other plains of making the American people pull out of debt.