CALVIN COOLIDGEJohn Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth president of the United States, was a quiet but courageous man. Its primary focus was domestic issues within the United States. His childhood was tough, he got through it and his life was a mirror of his strength. Calvin Coolidge did great things that were reflected in his personal life, political education, and presidency until his death. Calvin Coolidge was born July 4, 1872, in Plymouth Notch, Virginia. He bears the name of his father whom he greatly admired (Sobel, 20 years old). Calvin was a skinny little boy with bright red hair. His hair earned him the nickname "Red", which many school friends called him. He had a sister named Abigail, born in 1875. Calvin was three years older than her (Lawerence). Coolidge's mother, Virginia, moved to Plymouth Notch in 1849 (Sobel, 23). He loved his mother very much and greatly respected his father. Coolidge's father, John, was a man of many careers. He held a position as a politician and several other jobs in the small town (Lawerence). Death burst into their lives, taking Coolidge's mother in 1885, then taking Abigail in 1890 from appendicitis. (Greenburg, 17) (Moran, 1). Distress within the family was great, but in time Coolidge's father remarried Carrie Brown, who lived until May 18, 1920. Although death was a very large part of Coolidge's life, he managed to get out of it. Ultimately, his father died in 1926, leaving Coolidge emotionally exhausted. But death never discouraged him. He continued to progress in the political world, never giving up and always trying to be the best man he could be (Moran, 7, 21). Calvin Coolidge was well educated and loved to learn. At the age of fifty... middle of paper ... life was touching for all who knew him personally. Although during his lifetime he lamented his many losses, he nevertheless made remarkable efforts to be a good president for the country. Calvin Coolidge maintained a good appearance and the favor of the people throughout his life, his presidency, and until his death. “Coolidge wasn’t a great president, but he was pretty much one.” (Sobel, 238, 418) Works Cited Dawes, Lawerence J. “Calvin Coolidge: 30th US President.” » http://www.calvinvoolidge.us/recources.html Ferrell, Robert H. The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998. Greenberg, David. Calvin Coolidge.New York: Henry Holt, 2006.Moran, Philip R. Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933.Oceana Publications Inc., 1970.Sobel, Robert. Coolidge, an American enigma. Washington DC: Regenery Publishing Inc.., 1998