Calvin Coolidge - Biography.

Calvin Coolidge - Biography. 30th president of the United States Birth July 4, 1872 Death January 5, 1933 Home State Massachusetts Party Republican Terms In Office August 3, 1923-March 4, 1925 1925-1929 Vice President Charles Gates Dawes Significant Acts Refused to approve plans for a government-operated hydroelectric plant on the Tennessee River in Alabama in 1927. Sent troops and diplomats to Nicaragua in 1927 to stop a revolt. Vetoed a farm relief bill in 1927 and again in 1928 because he opposed government involvement in private enterprise. Supported the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, which unsuccessfully sought to outlaw war. Career 1912-1915 Served in the Massachusetts Senate. 1919-1920 Served as governor of Massachusetts. 1921-1923 Vice president of the United States under Warren G. Harding. 1923-1929 President of the United States. Did You Know One of Coolidge's personal mottoes was, 'If you don't say anything, you can't be called upon to repeat it.' Coolidge's father, John Calvin Coolidge, a justice of the peace, administered his son's presidential oath of office in 1923. Coolidge had chronic stomach pain and required 10 to 11 hours of sleep and an afternoon nap every day. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.