The presidency of Calvin Coolidge began on August 2, 1923, when Calvin Coolidge became the 30th

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upon the sudden death of

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, and ended on March 4, 1929.

1923

* August 2–3 – The

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takes place. * August 4 – Coolidge declares a day of mourning and prayer for the funeral of Warren G. Harding to be observed on August 10. * August 17 – The

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is ratified by the governments of the United Kingdom, the United States, the

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, the

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, and the

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. * September 3 – Coolidge urges the American people to offer support in response to the Great Kantō earthquake. * September 4 – The

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airship USS ''Shenandoah'' (ZR-1) makes its maiden voyage. * September 8 – Seven US Navy destroyers run aground during the

Honda Point disaster The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships. On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales; the cliffs ...

. * October 25 – Coolidge establishes the

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. * December 6 – Coolidge delivers the 1923 State of the Union Address.

1924

* January 26 – Coolidge announces a special counsel to investigate the

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. * February 8 – Coolidge ends the leases that were created as part of the Teapot Dome scandal. * February 11 – The Senate passes a resolution 74-34 demanding the removal of Edwin Denby as

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due to his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. Coolidge ignores the request. * February 22 – Coolidge delivers the first ever radio broadcast from the

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. * March 10 –

Edwin Denby resigns in disgrace following the Teapot Dome scandal. * March 19 – Curtis D. Wilbur takes office as Secretary of the Navy. * May 2 – Coolidge issues an arms embargo on Cuba in response to an uprising. * May 10 – Coolidge appoints

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as the head of the

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. * May 15 – Coolidge vetoes the

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.David Greenberg, ''Calvin Coolidge'' (NY: Henry Holt, 2006), 78–9 * May 19 – Congress overrides Coolidge's veto of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act. * May 24 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * May 26 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * June 2 – Coolidge signs the

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and the

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into law. * June 7 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * June 10–12 – Coolidge is chosen as the 1924 presidential nominee for the Republican Party. * July 7 – Coolidge's son, Calvin Coolidge Jr., dies of

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at the age of 16. * July 9 – Calvin Coolidge Jr.'s funeral is held. * July 10 – Calvin Coolidge Jr. is buried at

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. * July 13 –

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is inaugurated as

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after nearly a decade of American occupation. * August 11 – Lee de Forest records Coolidge on the White House lawn with

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, creating the first audiovisual recording of a US president. * August 14 – Coolidge formally accepts his party's nomination for president in 1924. * August 16 – The

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is signed. * August 30 – Coolidge meets with Edward VIII, Prince of Wales at the White House. * September 21 – Coolidge gives a speech warning of the dangers of

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. * October 17 – Coolidge meets with several Broadway performers at the White House. * November 4 – Coolidge wins reelection to the presidency against

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in the

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. * December 3 – Coolidge delivers the 1924 State of the Union Address.

1925

* January 5 – Coolidge nominates Harlan F. Stone to the

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. * February 2 – Coolidge signs the Air Mail Act of 1925 into law. * February 5 – Harlan F. Stone is appointed an

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of the Supreme Court. * February 12 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * March 3 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * March 3 – The Hay-Quesada Treaty is ratified. * March 4 – The Second inauguration of Calvin Coolidge takes place. * April 21 – Coolidge becomes the first president to give an address on film. * May 3 – Coolidge speaks at the groundbreaking for the

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. * October 20 – Coolidge gives a speech to the Annual Council of the Congregational Churches. * November 19 – Coolidge calls for the United States to join the

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. * November 21 – Coolidge establishes the

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. * December 4 – The Armenian Orphan Rug is presented to Coolidge. * December 8 – Coolidge delivers the 1925 State of the Union Address.

1926

* March 18 – Coolidge's father, John Calvin Coolidge Sr., dies at the age of 80. * April 2 – Coolidge declines to send delegates to the

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in regard to the World Court, recognizing them as two unrelated organizations. * April 29 – The Mellon–Berenger Agreement is signed. * May 2 – The Nicaraguan Civil War begins. * May 20 – Coolidge signs the

Air Commerce Act The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots, certification of aircraft and investigation of accidents. In 1934, the Aeronautics Bran ...

into law. * May 25 – Coolidge signs the

Public Buildings Act The Public Buildings Act of 1926, also known as the Elliot–Fernald Act, was a statute which governed the construction of federal buildings throughout the United States, and authorized funding for this construction. Its primary sponsor in the Ho ...

into law. * October 19 – Coolidge dines with Queen Marie of Romania at the White House. * October 25 – The Supreme Court rules that the president can unilaterally remove members of the cabinet in '' Myers v. United States''. * November 2 – In the 1926 midterm elections, The Republican Party lost nine seats to the

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in the

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but retained a majority. The Republicans also lost six seats to the Democrats in the

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but retained their majority since Vice President

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cast the tie-breaking vote. * November 11 – Coolidge dedicates the

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. * December 7 – Coolidge delivers the 1926 State of the Union Address.

1927

* January 1 – The Cumberland River at Nashville topped levees at 56.2 feet, part of the

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. * January 10 – Military deployments to China,

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, and

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are announced. * February 10 – Coolidge announces to a joint session of Congress that he would organize a disarmament conference in

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. * February 18 – Bilateral relations between the United States and

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are established independently of the

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. * February 23 – Coolidge signs the

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into law, creating the

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. * February 25 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * February 25 – Coolidge vetoes the

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. * March 1 – Coolidge moves into the

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while the White House undergoes repairs. * May 4 – The Nicaraguan Civil War ends, with occasional rebel attacks persisting. * May 16 – The Battle of La Paz Centro takes place in Nicaragua. * June 13 – Coolidge and the First Lady depart for a vacation in

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. * June 15 – The Coolidges arrive in South Dakota. * July 16 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * July 25 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * July 27 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * August 2 – Coolidge states that "

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" in 1928. * August 10 – Coolidge dedicates

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and promises funding for the project. * September 11 – Coolidge returns to the White House from South Dakota. * September 19 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * September 21 – Coolidge gives the Brave Little State of Vermont speech. * October 9 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * October 19 – Coolidge attends the dedication of the George Gordon Meade Memorial. * November 18 – Coolidge commutes the sentence of

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. * December 6 – Coolidge delivers the 1927 State of the Union Address. * December 17 – The USS ''S-4'' (SS-109) is destroyed in an accident.

1928

* January 1 – The Battle of Las Cruces takes place in Nicaragua. * January 15 – Coolidge visits

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. He will be the last sitting president to do so until

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in 2016. * February 27 – The Battle of El Bramadero takes place in Nicaragua. * May 4 – Coolidge nominates Genevieve R. Cline as the first woman on the federal judiciary. * May 13 – The

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takes place in Nicaragua. * May 15 – Coolidge signs the Flood Control Act of 1928 into law. * May 22 – Coolidge signs the Capper–Ketcham Act into law. * May 29 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * August 27 – The

Kellogg–Briand Pact The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to ...

is signed. * November 6 –

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wins against Al Smith in the

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. * December 4 – Coolidge delivers the 1928 State of the Union Address. * December 22 – Coolidge pardons John W. Langley.

1929

* January 19 – Coolidge signs the

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into law. * March 2 – Coolidge signs the Increased Penalties Act into law. * March 4 – Herbert Hoover is

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as the 31st president of the United States, at noon EST.

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