In these pages Silent Cal Coolidge focuses his famed terse eloquence on the nation’s founders, not merely on George Washington’s indispensable figure but also on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, Washington’s fellow Virginia patriots, the Battles of Bunker Hill, Princeton, and Trenton, Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys, Boston’s Old North Church, Methodist Episcopal Bishop Francis Asbury, and the pivotal role Jewish Americans played in winning of our freedoms. No modern president has spoken so much—or so well—of America’s providential genesis. Coolidge turns mere history into a history lesson. David Pietrusza, editor of Silent Cal’s Almanack: The Homespun Wit and Wisdom of Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge , is also the award-winning author of 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents , 1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon , 1948: Harry Truman’s Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America , Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series. , and Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory. A Vanished World. Pietrusza has served on both the national advisory board and the board of directors of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. ALSO BY DAVID PIETRUSZA: " SILENT CAL'S ALMANACK " "Calvin Coolidge was one of the greatest presidents of the 20th century and is certainly the most underrated. This book, compiled by one of my favorite historians, will give readers a full appreciation of why Silent Cal's wisdom shines like a beacon through the fog of historical amnesia."—Jonah Goldberg, author of Liberal Fascism “David Pietrusza reminds us that decades before the age of the sound bite, Calvin Coolidge mastered the art. But unlike most politicians today, he used few words to say a wisdom-packed mouthful.”—David Stokes, author of Apparent Danger—The Pastor of America’s First Megachurch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade of the 1920s www.davidpietrusza.com "A book I recommend." --Amity Shlaes Table of Contents Introduction. - "The Principles Fought For in the American Revolution," Sons of the American Revolution Essay Contest, Amherst College, Composed Starting in November 1894; Submitted by April 1, 1895; Awarded National Gold Medal December 13, 1895. - Independence Day Address, The Home of Daniel Webster, Marshfield, Massachusetts, July 4, 1916. - Banquet on the Occasion of the Dedication of a Statue of Lafayette, Club Calumet, Fall River, Massachusetts, September 4, 1916. - Bunker Hill Day, Roxbury Historical Society, Roxbury, Massachusetts, June 17, 1918 - Flag Day Proclamation, Boston, Massachusetts, May 26, 1919. - Commencement Address, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 19, 1919 - "General William Shepherd," Westfield, Massachusetts, September 3, 1919. - "Our Heritage from Hamilton," The Hamilton Club, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1922. - "Great Virginians," Fredericksburg, Virginia, July 6, 1922. - Excerpts from "The Foundation of our Institutions," The New York State Convention of the Y. M. C. A., Albany, New York, April 13, 1923. - "The Old North Church," Delivered on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Establishment of Christ Church, known as the Old North Church, Boston, Massachusetts, April 18, 1923. - "The Green Mountains," Delivered on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Settlement of the City of Burlington, Burlington, Vermont, June 12, 1923. - On the 150th Anniversary of the First Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1924. - Address at the Dedication of a Monument to Lafayette, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6, 1924. - Address at the Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue of Bishop Francis Asbury, Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1924. - Washington's Birthday Radio Address, The White House, Washington, DC., February 22, 1925. - "The Spiritual Unification of America," Address on the Dedication of the Jewish Community Centre, Washington, D.C., May 3, 1925.  - Address at the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of George Washington Taking Command of the Continental Army, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3, 1925. - Address to the National Education Association, The Washington Auditorium, Washington, D.C., February 22, 1926. - Address on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Virginia's Resolution Calling for a Declaration of Independence, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 15, 1926. - "The Inspiration of the Declaration of Independence," Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1926 - Address at the 150th Anniversary of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, The Trenton Historical Society, Trenton, New Jersey, December 29, 1926 - "The Birth of George Washington," Address to a Joint Session of Congress, The Capitol, Washington, D.C., February 22, 1927. - Address Before the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1928. - Mid-Winter C