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Presidential Terms and Tenure: Perspectives and Proposals for Change
Presidential Terms and Tenure: Perspectives and Proposals for Change Thomas H. Neale Specialist in American National Government October 19, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R40864 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Presidential Terms and Tenure: Perspectives and Proposals for Change Summary The terms of the President and Vice President are set at four years by Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, sets the expiration date of these terms at noon on January 20 of each year following a presidential election. From 1789 to 1940, chief executives adhered to a self-imposed limit of two terms, although only 7 of the 31 Presidents from 1789 through 1933 actually served two consecutive terms in office. The precedent was exceeded only once, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms, and served from 1933 through 1945. The 22nd Amendment, proposed and ratified following the Franklin Roosevelt presidency, provides that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” It also specifies that Vice Presidents who succeed to the presidency may be elected to two full terms as President if they have served less than two years of their predecessor’s term, for a theoretical total of 10 years’ service as President. If, however, they have served more than two years of their predecessor’s term, they can be elected to only one additional term, for a total of between four and eight years of service, depending on when the Vice President succeeded to the presidency. -
Autobiography-Of-Calvin-Coolidge
The History Public Schools Don’t Teach James Madison wrote that “a people who mean to be their own governors must be armed with the power that knowledge gives”. In “Democracy in America” Alexis de Tocqueville noted that Americans of his day were far more knowledgeable about government and the issues of the day than their counterparts in Europe. Tocqueville wrote “every citizen receives the elementary notions of human knowledge; he is taught, moreover, the doctrines and the evidences of his religion, the history of his country, and the leading features of its Constitution”. The founders knew that only an educated populace, jealous of their rights, would be strong enough to resist the usurpation of their liberties by government. Today many people know nothing of our true history, or the source of our rights. The mission of The Federalist Project is to get people the history public schools don’t teach to motivate them to push back at the erosion of our liberties and restore constitutionally limited small government. What we do: Use social media to better educate Americans on: Our true American History, and what the public schools left out. What History tells us about current events. The Constitution, and why our form of government is the best ever developed. How You Can Support The Federalist Papers Project Engage in the conversation on facebook, twitter and pinterest Refer your friends to our facebook, twitter, and pinterest pages Share our content on a regular basis FREE EBOOKS The Constitution The Complete Federalist Papers The Essential Federalist Papers The Anti-Federalist Papers The Essential Anti-Federalist Papers The Wisdom of George Washington Please visit our website to access our library of 200 + FREE Ebooks on American History and our form of government. -
A History of the Third Term Tradition, 1789-1928
University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 1940 A history of the third term tradition, 1789-1928 Elmer Ellsworth Stevens University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds Part of the American Politics Commons, Political History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Stevens, Elmer Ellsworth. (1940). A history of the third term tradition, 1789-1928. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/991 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A HISTORY,, OF THE THIRD TERM TRADITION 1789 - 1928 ~--...... - ·- .." .·•. ',;'. i :.<!" '. ·.;• by ~ ,., ' Elmer E. Stevens H• May 20, 1940 A Thesis Submitted to the Department of History C9llege of the Pacific In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts APPROVED ?J!at~ rr. ~ Chairman of the Thesis Committee DEPOSITED IN THE COLLEGE LIBRARY: Librarian DATED: To Dr. Malcolm H. Eiselen, teacher, guide and friend, for his patience a.nd advice and to my wife, Margaret, I dedicate this thesis A CKJ-J 0 \iVLEDG EMENT For their· help 2.nd encouragement, I am e;rateful to Dr. M. R, Eiselen, ~L. Margaret Stevens, Dr. G, A, vVerner, Marie L. Breniman, Lorraine Knoles, ' Dr, Tully C, Knoles, Albert c. Gerould and the staff of the California State "! Library. -
Patriotic Pageantry: Presidential Visits to South Dakota
Copyright © 2001 by the South Dakota State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Patriotic Pageantry: Presidential Visits to South Dakota Harold H. Scbuler outh Dakota citizens came out by the thousands to welcome thirteen presidents from 1899 to 1999. Flags and bunting float- Sed from rooftops and doorways, bands played, and bells rang to mark each gala occasion. Cheering crowds jammed parade routes and strained to catch sight of the president. A hol- iday atmosphere surrounded the visit of William McKinley, the first presidential visitor to the state, when an estimated one hun- dred thousand people gathered in city streets and at railroad depots to see him. The only nineteenth-centur>' president to visit South Dakota, McKinley was also the only president unaccom- panied by the Secret Service. Established in 1865 to investigate rampant counterfeiting, the agency was not charged with pro- tecting the president until after McKinley's assassination in 1901. Throughout the 1900s, presidential visits continued to be awe- inspiring public events, with thirty-six South Dakota cities host- ing at least one president. More than patriotic pageantry for just one man, these visits were also the story of a traveling White House amidst a swirl of Secret Service security, press corps, and politics. William McKinley, 14 October 1899 n the third year of his presidency. William McKinley agreed to visit South Dakota on 14 October 1899 as a part of a mid- Iwestern tour. It may well have been the state's biggest one- day celebration as the president "was met with tlie most enthu- siastic ovation at every point," the Aberdeen Daily Neu)S report- ed. -
Coolidge Family Papers 1802-1932
A Guide to the Coolidge Family Papers 1802-1932 Copyright 1995 by the Vermont Historical Society. Revised December 2010. ii Contents Scope and Content Note 1 Biographical Sketch 1 Provenance 2 Related Collections 2 Organization 3 Series Descriptions 4 Inventory 8 I. Coolidge Family Papers 8 II. Calvin G. Coolidge Papers 8 III. Coolidge, John C. 10 IV. Plymouth, Vermont records 14 V. Coolidge, Calvin 16 V. Photographs 18 VI. Miscellaneous 22 iii Coolidge Family Papers, 1802-1932 Doc 215 Scope and Content Note The Coolidge family papers are a collection of correspondence, financial and legal papers, and photographs of the Coolidge family of Plymouth, Vermont, 1802-1932. The focus of the papers is John Coolidge (1845-1926), but other family members and generations are represented as well. Most significant of these is John’s son, President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). There is also a substantial amount of material of John's father, Calvin Galusha Coolidge (1815-1878), and, because of the family’s involvement in local government and politics, there are many papers concerning the town of Plymouth. The collection is stored in ten document boxes, Doc 215-221, 390-392, and has oversize material in MS Size B, C, and D. Biographical Sketch Calvin Galusha Coolidge was born September 22, 1815, in Plymouth, Vermont, the son of Calvin and Sarah (Thompson) Coolidge. He married Sarah Almeda Brewer in 1844. They had two children: John Calvin (1845-1926) and Julius Caesar (1851-1870). Calvin G. Coolidge served as justice of the peace, town agent, constable, and selectman for the town of Plymouth. -
John and Mary Coolidge
DESCENDANTS if JOHN AND MARY COOLIDGE of WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 1630 ~y EMMA DOWNING COOLIDGE Chairman, Genealogical Committee of the Coolidge Family Association Author of "At the King's Pleasur-e," "The Dr-tamer," and other booh, plays and historical articles BOSTON WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY 32 DERNE STREET Copyrighted, November, 1930, By EMMA DoWI'lt~NG CooLIDGE Thatched roofs still outline the village street of Cottenham, England, leading to the beautiful old church, as in the days of John Coolidge's youth 164 BLosso::--.1 STREET F':tTc:BBlcRO, l>{A,!11-,AQKUSETTS January 21, 1931. Mr. A. F. Donnell c/o Boston Post Boston, ~assachusetts Dear ~r. Donnell: In the Boston Post of last Sunday, January 18th, there is an article headed "Genealogy of Coolidge Family". This came to my desk this ~orning. You knJw I promised you this new edition of the Coolidge genealogy by Miss E~:,12 :80·:.T.ing Coolidge of l~ewton. I had this in my car last week w:1en in BostoE, and also yesterday, but could not find an opportunity to run ir. to see you. I rather delayed sending you this copy, hoping to have an opportunity to autograph it as~Senator~ but perhaps you will find so::ie interest in :1aving the above volume irnr:1ediately, t:i.erefore I am sending sa.'ne to you. I want to thank you again for the nice Coolidge article you wrote on Sunday, September 28th. With kind regards, I beg to remain Very truly, INTRODUCTION It is with pleasure that the author and compiler of .this record of many of the descendants of JOHN and l\fARy CooL maE, COLONISTS, of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1630, presents this volume in November, 1930, during the celebration of the Tercentenary of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. -
Chairman's Report Annual Meeting August 1, 2015
Chairman’s Report Annual Meeting August 1, 2015 1 Report of the Chairman to the Members, Annual Meeting 2015 I was perfectly certain that I was traveling out of the darkness into the light. – Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge President Calvin Coolidge, the President to whose service the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation dedicates itself, understood the value of independence. When, as a young boy, Coolidge got the opportunity to attend Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont, the Coolidges did not hesitate. On a cold morning Coolidge’s father drove the boy in a sleigh to Ludlow. Though anxious, Coolidge was excited. It was not just education that awaited him, but the chance to set his own course in life. At the Coolidge Foundation we believe that every young person needs the chance to set his own course. In the past three years our debate program has helped nearly 1000 young people set their own course by offering them the chance to train in two areas they will need for meaningful independence: public speaking (style) and policy (substance) knowledge. There are many debate tournaments across America. Even if you haven’t participated in a debate you may have noticed the hopeful white tents on the Notch hillside throughout the summer. Those are debate chambers for our teens. Coolidge debate tournaments are special for four reasons. The first is that the New England community participates in them as judges. Among the many judges who have come back to serve more than one year are Terry Gulick and Professors Anne Buttimer and David Orrick of Norwich University. -
Calvin Coolidge Came Into the World on July 4, 1872, in the Downstairs Bedroom of a Small House Adjacent to His Father’S General Store in Plymouth Notch, Vermont
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. Calvin Coolidge came into the world on July 4, 1872, in the downstairs bedroom of a small house adjacent to his father’s general store in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. Coolidge wrote of his fellow villagers: “They were a hardy, self-contained people.” A FATHER’S WISDOM. From his father, John Calvin Coolidge, Sr., the president learned what he called the “fundamental idea of both private and public business.” Over the course of his life John Coolidge served as merchant, town tax collector, general store operator, notary, selectman, sheriff, and member of both the Vermont House of Representatives and the State Senate. Wrote Coolidge: “If there was any physical requirement of country life which he could not perform, I do not know what it was.” 1 The Ouden. At Amherst College in Massachusetts, an institution founded for impoverished Protestant clergy, the Vermonter initially attracted little notice and failed, at first, to be admitted to one of the numerous fraternities. Senior year, however, his debate skills drew the attention of more popular students such as Dwight Morrow. Amherst alumni, including his future employers, began to notice Coolidge as well. A SimPle RentAL. The Coolidges’ home at 21 Massasoit Street in Northampton, Massachusetts. Home ownership was the rage when the Coolidges married in 1905. Yet the Coolidges rented their home, half of a two-family house. Their linens were purchased secondhand from the Norwood Hotel. 2 LoominG FIGures. Senator Murray Crane, from Coolidge’s own Western Massachusetts, helped Coolidge from his early days in Northampton politics. The reticent Crane became Coolidge’s mentor. -
The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920–1932
32 The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932 We in America today are nearer to the fi nal triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. We have not yet reached the goal—but . we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation. HERBERT HOOVER, 1928 hree Republican presidents—Warren G. Harding, The Republican TCalvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover—steered the “Old Guard” Returns nation on the roller-coaster ride of the 1920s, a thrill- ing ascent from the depths of post–World War I reces- Warren G. Harding, inaugurated in 1921, looked presi- sion to breathtaking heights of prosperity, followed by dential. With erect fi gure, broad shoulders, high fore- a terrifying crash into the Great Depression. In a re- head, bushy eyebrows, and graying hair, he was one of treat from progressive reform, Republicans sought to the best-liked men of his generation. An easygoing, serve the public good less by direct government action warm-handed backslapper, he exuded graciousness and more through cooperation with big business. Some and love of people. So kindly was his nature that he corrupt offi cials served themselves as well, exploit- would brush off ants rather than crush them. ing public resources for personal profi t. Meanwhile, Yet the charming, smiling exterior concealed a the United States retreated from its brief interna- weak, inept interior. With a mediocre mind, Harding tionalist fl ing during World War I and resumed with quickly found himself beyond his depth in the pres- a vengeance its traditional foreign policy of military idency. -
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(OMrifled Adrcrtldat oil P»c« SOm^ SlANCOTSTBR, CO^^ SATURDAY, JANUARY 7^^ (TEN PAGES) PRICE THREE C aum \ . \ •<> jKECHDISUKE WHERE FORMER PRESmmT LAY « DEAXtf EEFTCOOUDGE FRM3RDTERH t'^'3 -“S --JF TO EX- LeHtr To Mucittster Man M ie s Mjrstery of Why Order ALIKE JOdi Presideiit "Did Not A i Tod<fy*s Funeral aooseToRon” Aj!m THEIR LOSS Northam pton, Mass., Jan. 7 — <^bless Thee fo r the consecration w l^ (AP)—Following is the order of the which he served his country in toe Altbeugh rom or PreddOBt CaMn highest, office within toe gift of toe funeral service which was conduct OooUdgo went to hla final rest to people. He kept toe faith which the Hundreds File llron gh Northampton Church Where ed to(i^y for Calvin Coolidge: day with the Nation itUl in doubt as people placed Ih him. “We know he is not dead, for to the reason for his famous Black Organ — Selection from New Bod; Lay Ip ^ t e Before Simple Services Begh^ Word Symphony by Dvorak. with Thee there is no death. And yniiM pronouncement. “I do not Invocation by the Rev. Albert J. now we pray that Thou wouldst ehoope to run in 1928,'* it was die- Penner, pastor — “Almighty God make his memory to be a bright and President and Mrs. Hoover and Other High Dignitaries dosed here today through a personal who art our refuge and streiogth, a shining light upon toe untried way letter that the drudgery of public very prebent help in time of trouble, that we have still to walk, and upon W "g was primary in influencing grant us Thy light to shine through toe unknown path that .oiur nation of the Natioh Attend the Ceremonies — After Service ■ V The letter was writ the shadows of this hour. -
Pageant Chapter Quizzes 12Th Edition
Pageant Chapter Quizzes 12th Edition Chapter 1 1. What was the name of the single super continent some 225 million years ago where the entire world’s dry land was contained? Pangaea 2. How long ago were the Appalachian Mountains created? What part of North America are they located in? 480 - 350 million years ago. They run from Canada down to Georgia and Alabama along the East Coast. 3. What was the name of the narrow eastern coastal plain that sloped gently upward to the timeworn ridges of the Appalachians? “Tidewater region” 4. How did many of the Native Americans travel to North America from Asia? The land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska 5. Which Indian tribe called Peru home when the Spanish came to the New World? Incas 6. Which Indian tribe called Central America home PRIOR to the Aztec empire (Yucatan Peninsula)? Mayans 7. Which Indian tribe called Mexico home when the Spanish came to the New World? Aztecs 8. Which crop did most of the tribes cultivate as their primary harvest? Maize 9. How did the Aztecs routinely seek favor with their many gods? Why did Aztecs perform this ritual daily? Human sacrifice (5000). They thought the sun would be extinguished if they didn’t. 10. Which Indian tribe, known as “village” in Spanish, constructed intricate irrigation systems to water their cornfields in the Rio Grande valley? Pueblo 11. Name three Indian tribes located in Arizona when the Spanish arrived in the New World? Texas? Mohave, Yuma, Pima, Papago, Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Maricopa. Apache, Jumano and Eastern Pueblos, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, Tawakoni, Kitsai, Daddo, Bidai, Karankawa, Tonkawa, Coahuilteco, Carrizo 12. -
Hemenway & Coolidge
He was called Silent Cal, and the nation laughed at his taciturnity, his frugality, and his dry wit. But the Great Stone Face hid a sweet smile and a terrible anguish. January 5, 1933 was a crisp mid-winter Thursday in Northampton, Massachusetts. In the redbrick Masonic Block, the city's most famous resident put in a short morning at the second-floor law office marked Coolidge and Hemenway. It was part of the comfortable routine Calvin Coolidge had adopted since leaving the White House nearly four years earlier. The 30th president of the United States made no pretense of being a practicing lawyer. Coolidge and Hemenway was a place to kick off one's shoes, lean back with a freshly clipped cigar, and pour over the morning's papers and ever-present mail. The latter presented challenges of its own, reflecting the severe hardship that had fastened its grip upon the American economy like winter descending upon the Connecticut River valley. One day a package containing a diamond bracelet arrived at Masonic Block, sent by an admirer convinced that only the parsimonious Coolidge could safeguard her valuables in these uncertain times. "He treated that diamond bracelet as if it were a scorpion," recalled Coolidge's secretary, Herman Beatty. The unsolicited package was hastily returned, but only after the former president filed a post office receipt in front of several reliable witnesses. Coolidge had always been careful with his money, his ideas, and his health. Now he remarked to no one in particular that he was getting to be an old man.