Very Rare Autograph Letter Signed of Calvin Coolidge as Vice President; He Would Assume the Presidency on Warren Harding’s Sudden Death
Public sale records show only four other letters of his as vice president reaching that market in at least four decades, and our records indicate this to be our first
Written Christmas eve, 1921, to the Cardinal of Boston
In 1920, Calvin Coolidge was elected the 29th vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a...
Written Christmas eve, 1921, to the Cardinal of Boston
In 1920, Calvin Coolidge was elected the 29th vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
William Henry O’Connell was an cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1907 until his death in 1944, and was made a cardinal in 1911.
Though he was a lifelong Congregationalist, during his long climb through elective offices in Massachusetts, Coolidge learned well of the decisive political influence wielded by Cardinal O’Connell, and was always accommodating to him and the Catholic clergy.
Autograph letter signed, Vice President’s Chamber, Washington, Christmas eve 1921, to Cardinal O’Connell. “You were most thoughtful of my happiness to remember me amid all your many friends at Christmas time. May the coming year bring to you renewed strength for your work and continued satisfaction in all its successful accomplishments.”
A rare letter as vice president, as a search of public sale records going back 40 years shows only four others. We ourselves have not had one in over two decades.
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