1. Resume
    1. 1907 - 1908: Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatitives
    2. 1910 - 1911: Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts
    3. 1912 - 1915: Member of the Massachusetts Senate
    4. 1914 - 1915: President of the Massachusetts Senate
    5. 1916 - 1919: 46th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
    6. 1919 - 1921: 48th Governor of Massachusetts
    7. 1921 - 1923: 29th Vice President of the United States
    8. 1923 - 1929: 30th President of the United States
  2. Chronology
    1. 1872: Born in Plymouth Nothc, Windsor County, Vermont
    2. 1897: Admitted to the Bar, becoming a country lawyer
    3. 1898: Opened his own law office in Northampton
    4. 1905: Married Grace Anna Goodhue
    5. 1906: Nominated for election to the state House of Representatitives
    6. 1910 - 1911: Ran for mayor of Northampton
    7. 1914: Election as President of the State Senate
    8. 1918: Unopposed for the Republican nomination for Governor of Massachusetts
    9. 1919: Became a hero for how he dealt with the Boston Police Strike
    10. 1924: Son died
    11. 1923: President Harding died suddenly while on a speaking tour of the western United States
    12. 1924: Withdrew American troops from the Dominican Republic
    13. 1933: Died suddenly from coronary thrombosis
  3. Notables
    1. Worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics
    2. Conduct during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action
    3. A man who said very little
    4. Restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of Harding's administration
    5. Left office with considerable popularity
    6. Embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions
    7. Only U.S. President to be born on Independence Day
    8. Took up law at his father's urging
    9. As his reputation as a hard-working and diligent attorney grew, local banks and other businesses began to retain his services.
    10. "Opinions and instructions do not outmatch the Constitution"
    11. Known to be a skilled and effective public speaker, but was a man of few words in private
    12. Style was naturally non-confrontational
    13. Roaring Twenties during his administration
    14. As Governor: supported wages and hours legislation, opposed child labor, imposed economic controls during World War I, favored safety measures in factories, and even worker representation on corporate boards
    15. 1927: only the richest 2% of taxpayers paid any federal income tax
    16. 1927: Criticized for his actions during the Great Mississippi Flood, the worst natural disaster to hit the Gulf Coast until Hurricane Katrina in 2005
    17. Spoke in favor of the civil rights of African Americans and Catholics
    18. Called for anti-lynching laws to be enacted, but most Congressional attempts to pass this legislation were filibustered by Southern Democrats
    19. Did not advocate membership to the League of Nations
    20. Spoke in favor of the United States joining the Permanent Court of International Justice
    21. Senate failed to act and the United States never joined the World Court
    22. Chose not to run in 1928
  4. Laws
    1. Pushed the legislature to give a $100 bonus to Massachusetts veterans
    2. Signed a bill reducing the work week for women and children from fifty-four hours to forty-eight
    3. 1924: Signed the Immigration Act which was aimed at restricting southern and eastern European immigration
    4. 1924: the World War I veterans' World War Adjusted Compensation Act was passed over his veto
    5. Signed into law a budget that kept the tax rates the same, while trimming four million dollars from expenditures
    6. 1924: Signed into law the Revenue Act, which decreased personal income tax rates while increasing the estate tax, and creating a gift tax to reinforce the transfer tax system
    7. Taxes should be lower and fewer people should have to pay them - Congress agreed
    8. 1924: Signed the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted full U.S. citizenship to all American Indians, while permitting them to retain tribal land and cultural rights
    9. 1928: Kellogg-Briand Pact committed signatories including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan to "renounce war, as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another."
    10. 1927: Signed the Radio Act, which assigned regulation of radio to the newly created Federal Radio Commission