BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – On July 4th, 1872, Vermont’s own President Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth Notch.
Coolidge was elected vice president in 1920 and became president in 1923 after President Warren Harding died in office. He was elected outright in 1924.
Coolidge was known for being a man of few words, earning the nickname “silent Cal.” He presided over a period of economic prosperity during the roaring ’20s, but decided not to seek re-election in 1928.
Coolidge’s homestead in Plymouth Notch is a state historic site.
Reporter Adam Sullivan will have more on Channel 3 News at 6:00 on the community’s annual celebration of the nation’s — and Coolidge’s — birthday.
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