In the summer of 1927, President Calvin Coolidge was looking for relief from the bugs, heat and bad air of Washington, D.C., and escape from repair work that would drive ...

In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge arrived in Rapid City, South Dakota for a summer away from Washington, D.C.

All the presidents' pets: Calvin Coolidge's White House raccoon 02:05. Known as "Silent Cal," President Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words, but many pets.

Seth Tupper, author of [Calvin Coolidge in the Blac… On August 2, 1927, while vacationing in the Black Hills of South Dakota, President Calvin Coolidge announced he would not seek reelection.

On Aug. 2, 1927, a small group of reporters were invited to President Calvin Coolidge’s “Summer White House” in Black Hills, South Dakota.

Calvin Coolidge, our 30th president, addressed Howard graduates on June 6, 1924. He titled his speech “The Progress of a People.” His remarks were the opposite of Mr. Biden’s.

If Americans know anything at all about Calvin Coolidge, U.S. president No. 30, they know he had a pet raccoon. The Coolidge White House (1923-1929) has not been enshrined in high school curricula.

Rebecca the raccoon arrived at the White House in November 1926 by way of a Mississippi admirer, with assurances of a “toothsome flavor” befitting the president’s Thanksgiving feast. But ...

Rebecca the raccoon arrived at the White House in November 1926, just in time for President Calvin Coolidge's Thanksgiving dinner. “Coolidge Has Raccoon; Probably Won’t Eat It,” one ...