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Calvin Coolidge was the [[Vice President of the United States of America]] (1921-1923) and was the 24th [[President  of the United States of America]] (1923-1929). He was famous for being a man of few words, leading to the nickname ''Silent Cal''.
 
Calvin Coolidge was the [[Vice President of the United States of America]] (1921-1923) and was the 24th [[President  of the United States of America]] (1923-1929). He was famous for being a man of few words, leading to the nickname ''Silent Cal''.
 
==Accession to the Presidency==
 
==Accession to the Presidency==
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Cal was at his father's house when news arrived of President [[Warren G. Harding]]'s death. His father, a notary public, administered the oath of office.  He is considered by many to be one of the greatest American Presidents.
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Cal was at his father's house when news arrived of President [[Warren G. Harding]]'s death. His father, a notary public, administered the oath of office.
    
Coolidge and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] are the only two Presidents not to have been sworn in by the [[Chief Justice of the United States of America]].  Johnson was sworn in by [[Sarah T. Hughes]] on [[Air Force One]] prior to leaving [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] for [[Washington]], [[DC]] on November 22, 1963
 
Coolidge and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] are the only two Presidents not to have been sworn in by the [[Chief Justice of the United States of America]].  Johnson was sworn in by [[Sarah T. Hughes]] on [[Air Force One]] prior to leaving [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] for [[Washington]], [[DC]] on November 22, 1963
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