[78-L] Coolidge

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Coolidge was a New Englander, which goes a long way towards explaining his taciturn approach to the world.

My Great-Uncle Ransom Carver, born in 1902 here in Boston, was taken by Great-Grandfather to visit the President - how this came about is lost, but certainly the White House was far more accessible in those days, and Great-Grandfather was a prominent attorney from an old New England family.  Having just graduated Harvard, Uncle Ran asked President Coolidge if he had any advice for a young man just starting out in the world.

Coolidge reflected for a moment, then replied "Never pass up an opportunity to use the restroom."

Good advice, presidential or not, and our family has followed it ever since.

On Mar 8, 2010, at 2:24 PM, David Lennick wrote:

> Will Rogers bet Irvin S. Cobb that he could make Coolidge laugh in less than 
> twenty seconds. Presented to him, he said "Er, excuse me, I didn't quite get 
> the name."
> 
> dl
> 
> Tom wrote:
>> The story I'd heard was that Mrs. Coolidge had one of her lady
>> friends over for lunch one day, and the friend said to President
>> Coolidge, "I bet Mrs. Coolidge that I could get you to say three
>> words at lunch today."
>> 
>> President Coolidge replied, "You lose."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Bill Knowlton <udmacon1 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> From: Bill Knowlton <udmacon1 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: [78-L] Coolidge
>> To: "78-L (2)" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 4:57 PM
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The scene: the famous Algonquin Hotel "roundtable."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Somebody rushed in with the news that President Cooledge had died.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Said Dorothy Parker: "How could they tell?!..."
>> 
>> 
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