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A
This
is
Dennis
McMahon
and
welcome
to
positively
Vermont,
and
today
we
are
going
to
explore
the
Calvin
Coolidge
presidential
foundation
and
all
the
aspects
of
President
Calvin
Coolidge,
and
also
we're
going
to
keep
cool
with
Coolidge
and
learn
about
a
very
fascinating
series
of
educational
and
Centennial
events
that
are
coming
up
in
the
very
near
future
and
my
special
guest
is
Matthew
denheart.
The
president
of
the
Calvin
Coolidge
presidential
Foundation,
welcome
Matthew.
B
Well,
I'm
I'm,
Matt,
denhart
I
grew
up
in
the
midwest
in
Ohio,
but
have
been
here
at
the
Coolidge
foundation
in
in
Plymouth
Notch.
For
nearly
a
decade
now
versus
executive
director
now
is,
is
President
and
really
I
have
have
been
fascinated
with
Coolidge
for
quite
some
time
very
interesting
figure,
understudied
figure
and
someone
from
whom
I
think
we
all
can
learn
a
lot
and
as
as
you
previewed
for
us,
which
I'm
sure
we'll
talk
more
about
a
big
anniversary
for
coolish
this
year.
B
B
Plymouth
Notch
is
in
Windsor
County
it's
between
Woodstock
and
Rutland,
or
also
between
Woodstock
and
Ludlow
kind
of
right
in
in
that
triangle,
right
in
the
middle
of
it.
Basically,
the
basic
Killington
Mountain
in
a
way
off
of
Route,
100
and
100a.
Of
course,
in
coolidge's
day
those
roads
might
have
been
somewhat
different.
They
wouldn't
have
been
as
well
paved
and
access
here
to
Plymouth
was
much
more
difficult,
though
even
today
it's
it's
quite
remote,
even
even
by
Vermont
standards.
B
I
would
say
it's
it's
considered
somewhat
remote,
but
it's
the
village
where
President
Coolidge
was
born.
He
was
born
July
4th
1872,
the
only
president
born
on
Independence
Day
and
where
he
grew
up.
He
attended
a
one-room
schoolhouse
here
in
Plymouth
for
his
primary
education.
He
then
went
on
down
to
Ludlow,
to
Black
River
Academy
for
high
school
and
on
to
Amherst.
B
He's
buried
here,
of
course,
as
well.
Today,
it's
a
200
plus
acre
Historic
Site
at
the
Coolidge
Foundation
we're
a
private
non-profit
and
we
partner
with
the
state
of
Vermont
and
specifically
the
division
for
historic
preservation
to
maintain
it.
It's
it's
often
considered
one
of
the
best
preserved
presidential
birthplaces
in
America.
The
entire
Village
is,
as
it
would
have
appeared
in
1923,
when
coach
became
president
about
25
000
tourists
come
through
each
year
and
we
invite
anyone
everyone
to
to
come
and
see
appointments
for
yourself,
especially
this
summer.
A
That's
great
there's
an
iconic
painting,
I
I,
think
among
your
collection
that
that
shows
the
oath
of
office
being
it
administered
to
Calvin
Coolidge.
Can
you
give
us
a
little
background
on
how
that
happened?
How
did
he
find
out?
Was
it?
Was
it
a
telegram
or
a
telephone
call?
That
might
be
something
to
focus
on
before
we
start
with
some
of
the
other
things
tell
us
about.
B
B
You
couldn't
have
even
really
called,
and
in
fact
in
this
case
you
couldn't
call
him
on
the
telephone.
There
was
no
telephone
installed
at
the
Coolidge
family
Homestead
here
in
Plymouth,
and
so
word
came
by
telegram
over
over
the
wire
to
Bridgewater,
which
was
the
nearest
telephone
station
and
the
dispatcher
took
the
message
down.
B
In
fact,
I
think
the
whole
house
was
asleep,
but
coolidge's
father
was
awakened,
and
but
you
know,
but
by
the
banging,
he
wouldn't
answer
the
door
and
and
took
a
message.
He
went
up
the
stairs
and
told
his
son
that
he
now
was
President
because
sadly,
President
Harding
had
died.
This
was
about
midnight,
and
so
there
was
a
small
group
that
had
gathered
some
some
others
in
the
area
had
heard
the
news
through
other
sources
and
reached
had
reached.
B
You
know,
Vermont
generally,
in
various
news,
reporters
gathered
President
Coolidge,
put
out
a
message
with
his
condolences
to
Mrs,
Harding
and
and
to
the
country
for
the
loss
of
President
Hardin,
and
then
most
of
the
press
actually
left
all,
but
one
reporter
left.
That
was
a
young
reporter
for
the
Springfield
paper.
His
name
was
Joe
Fountain.
He
stayed.
Everyone
else
thought
that
that
was
the
news
for
the
night,
but
Coolidge
I
think
it
is
No
Nonsense
fashion.
B
He
knew
that
the
country
without
was
without
a
president,
and
so
they
consulted
the
Constitution
to
be
sure
they
had
the
text
of
the
oath,
correct,
called
the
attorney
general
and
at
2
47
a.m.
On
the
morning
of
August
3
1923
Colonel
John
Coolidge,
the
father
administered
the
oath
of
office
to
the
son,
Calvin
Coolidge,
making
him
America's
30th.
President
people
often
ask
you
know:
well
how
did
how
did
you
know?
Doesn't
the
Chief
Justice
of
the
Supreme
Court
usually
administer
the
oath
had
a
ceremony
in
Washington?
B
How
was
how
is
this
legit?
You
know
and
they
asked
Colonel
John
Coolidge
that
too
they
said
you
know.
How
did
you
know
that
you
had
the
power
to
do
that
and
he
said
well,
nobody
told
me
I,
didn't
it's
a
very
kind
of
Vermont
no-nonsense.
He
he
took
matters
into
his
own
hand.
He
administered
the
oath.
He
was
a
notary
public,
which
was
the
authority
by
which
he
he
had
the
power
to
do
that.
B
It's
the
only
case
of
of
Presidential
Power,
you
know,
transferring
from
you
know,
by
an
oath
administered
by
by
one's
father,
must
be
the
humblest.
You
know,
inaugural
inaugural
ceremony,
in
America's
history,
so
we'll
reenact
that
this
summer,
actually
at
2
47
a.m.
The
morning
of
August
3rd,
we
invite
people
to
come,
see
that
we'll
get
into
more
of
the
activities
going
on.
There
will
be
several
days
of
activities
to
celebrate
this,
but
really
unique
in
in
America's
history
and
a
big
part
of
Vermont
history
too.
A
B
Correct
so
Coolidge,
as
I
said
he
made
his
career
in
in
Massachusetts
politics.
He
held
more
elected
offices
than
any
other
president,
so
he
was
very
well
prepared
has
prepared
his
preps.
Anyone
could
be
to
assume
such
an
obligation
as
as
being
president,
but
he
was
he
served
in
in
as
mayor
of
Northampton
Massachusetts.
He
climbed
the
ladder
he
was
a
state
senator.
He
was
president
of
the
state
senate
in
Massachusetts,
lieutenant
governor
and
Governor
as
governor
of
Massachusetts.
B
He
sort
of
developed
a
national
name
in
1919
when
there
was
an
unfortunate
police
strike
in
Boston
with
much.
You
know,
violence
that
ensued
in
rioting
and
his
handling
of
that
crisis
really
made
him
a
national
name.
He
then
was
put
on
the
vice
pres
vice
president
and
on
the
ticket
running
with
Warren
Harding
in
1920,
on
the
return
to
normalcy
campaign
in
the
post-war
era,
and
then
of
course,
as
as
we
just
described,
Harding
died,
unfortunately
in
1923
making
Coolidge
president
in
his
own
right.
B
So
he
served
out
the
balance
of
of
hardin's
term
but
was
sent
up
for
election
himself
in
1924
and
was
very
popular.
He's
he's
largely
forgotten
today,
but
in
his
era
he
was
very
popular.
In
fact,
he
had
a
sort
of
a
major
victory
in
in
the
election
1824.
It
was
a
three-way
race.
The
progressives
were
part
of
the
Republican
party
at
that
time,
and
there
was
a
break
off
of
the
Progressive
Party
from
the
Republicans
coach
himself.
B
Being
a
republican
and
fighting
Bob
LaFollette
of
Wisconsin
broke
off
from
the
Republican
Party
ran
as
a
progressive
and
and
so
even
with
him
sort
of
dividing
the
Republican
vote.
Coolidge
still
managed
an
absolute
majority
in
that
election,
defeating
John,
Davis,
the
Democrat
and
Bob
LaFollette
and
and
swept
you
know,
swept
into
a
tournament
a
term
of
his
pardon
me
and
served
served
through
1928
finishing
in
early
1929,
very
popular
he.
He
sort
of
famously
chose
not
to
run
again
in
1928.
B
He
almost
certainly
would
have
won
his
Commerce
Secretary
Herbert
Hoover
did
run
and
won
easily
and
largely
campaigning
on
continuation
of
Coolidge
policy,
but
Coolidge
thought
that
it
was
important,
as
he
said,
for
the
president
president,
to
know
that
he
is
not
a
great
man
and
he
thought
that
after
a
certain
amount
of
time,
a
president
becomes
ineffective
and
it's
good
to
have
kind
of
fresh
blood.
New
ideas
leading
he
really.
B
He
saw
the
president
as
a
presider
and
administering
you
know
what
what
the
Constitution
says
that
that
branch
in
that
office
ought
to
do,
and
so
he
thought
it
was
healthy
in
a
democracy
in
a
republic
such
as
ours
for
that
to
change.
So
he
I
think
in
a
very
principled
way,
I
decided
to
step
aside
in
1928
and
not
run
again,
he
retired,
to
back
to
Northampton
Massachusetts.
He
moved
back
into
half
of
a
two-family
duplex
house
that
he
had
rented
most
of
his
adult
life.
B
You
can
imagine
he
leaves
the
White
House
and
goes
to
to
to
a
duplex
and
in
Northampton,
eventually
the
the
crowds
became
you
know
overwhelming
for
for
that
small
little
Street,
and
so
he
did
move
into
a
somewhat
more
private
house
a
bit
after
that,
but
he
was.
He
was
a
modest
man,
a
humble
man
and
retired.
He
died
in
1933
and
he's
buried
back
here
in
Plymouth.
His
grave
is
no
larger
than
the
graves
beside
him.
B
A
B
Yeah
he's
a
very
humble
man
and
and
a
very
shy
man,
or
especially
shy
as
a
young
person.
In
fact,
he'd
describe
his
father,
Colonel
John
Coolidge
was
was
a
real
kind
of
local
and
and
eventually
even
a
state
leader
here
in
Vermont
serving
in
Montpelier,
but
you
know
so
you'd
often
be
entertaining
people
in
the
family
sitting.
Room
and
Calvin.
You
know
describes
that
he
he
felt
he
barely
could
even
go
in
and
say
hello
and
introduce
himself.
B
He
was
so
shy
as
a
youngster
that
never
you
know,
really
went
away.
He
he
overcame
it
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
introverts
maybe
find
inspiration
from
Coolidge
or
they
might.
He
was
known
to
silent
Cal
as
president
and
in
sort
of
small
chit
chat
or
or
gossip
I
think.
That's,
that's
very
fair.
In
terms
of
sort
of
his
prepared
remarks.
I'd
say
it's
really
a
misnomer
of
the
silent
cow
moniker.
B
He
he
gave
more
pre
more
press
conferences
on
average
than
any
other
president
before,
since
he
averaged
two
per
week.
His
speeches
are
just
brilliant.
When
you
read
Coolidge,
you
don't
get
the
sense
that
you're
reading
some
politician,
you
know
who
had
a
speech
writer
and
they
got
you
know
cobbled
together
some
lines
to
get
up
there
and
and
say
something
or
that
you
know
he's
trying
to
push.
You
know
very
specific.
You
know
policy
things
instead,
really
what
you
sense.
B
It's
almost
more
like
a
sermon
when
you
read
a
Coolidge
speech
and
they're
they're
long
he's
the
last
president
to
have
written
all
or
at
least
most
of
his
own
speeches
he
wants.
He
wants.
You
know
liking
them
to
his.
He
wasn't
a
painter,
but
he
said
you
know,
sort
of
his
masterpieces
or
his
speeches,
and
so
he
took
a
lot
of
care
to
them.
In
fact,
there
are
a
couple
of
volumes
of
his
speeches.
B
One
is
called,
have
faith
in
Massachusetts,
which
we
just
recently
republished
here
at
the
Coolidge
Foundation
and
on
our
website
for
anyone,
who's
interested
we're,
we're
republishing
all
of
Coolidge,
Coolidge
speeches
and
digitizing
them.
Coolidgefoundation.Org
can
find
that.
But
really
you
know
he
was
guided
I,
think
by
by
by
his
serious
humility
and
a
sense
of
service.
B
He
I
don't
think
he
thought
he'd
likely
ever
be
president.
This
probably
wasn't
really
his
ambition.
He
was
a
lawyer
by
training.
He
got
into
I
think
he
was
always
interested,
certainly
in
in
public
affairs.
He
grew
up
going
to
the
town
meeting
with
his
father
and
found
public
affairs,
and
you
know
being
involved
in
the
community
important,
but
really
in
his
autobiography.
B
He
says
he
thought
he'd
make
him
a
better
lawyer
to
get
involved
in
in
sort
of
local
Affairs
in
Northampton,
Massachusetts
and
in
a
very
kind
of
steady
way.
He
he
always
talked
about
doing
the
job
that
you're
in
well
and
then
not
worrying
too
much
about
what
comes
next
in
terms
of
your
career
and
it's
good
advice
for
young
people.
B
But
very
you
know
a
very
humble
man
who
you
know
really
sought
to
to
serve
others.
He
worked
in
bipartisan
fashion,
always
very
civil,
very
committed
to
the
budget.
I'd
say
if
you
look
at
his
policy
priorities,
I
think
that
old
Yankee
frugality
stuck
with
him.
Absolutely
he
balanced
the
federal
budget.
He
reduced
the
national
debt
coming
out
of
World
War
II
by
about
a
third
and
lowered
taxes
rather
dramatically
after
they
crept
all
the
way
up
to
about
77
percent,
the
top
rate
after
World
War
One.
A
B
It
was
a
very
interesting
time,
as
you
say,
we're
coming
out
of
World
War
One,
really,
the
return
to
normalcy
campaign,
slogan
of
Harding
and
Coolidge,
which
then
Coolidge
continued
after
Harding's
death
in
a
lot
of
ways
was
normal
cement,
sort
of
a
normal
operating
Society
after
being
mobilized
for
war
in
such
a
dramatic
way,
a
way
that
you
know,
of
course,
we
had
been
in
Wars,
but
not
one
that
had
encompassed
sort
of
the
entire
operations
of
of
the
society.
You
could
argue
up
to
that
point
for
America.
B
You
know
the
the
government
had
taken
our
large
sectors
of
the
economy
to
operate
the
war.
You
know
people's
entire
lives
and
and
the
ways
they
thought
about
anything
were
were
uprooted
and
and
different.
So
you
know,
demobilizing,
coming
back
to
to
a
civilian
lifestyle
was
was
was
important
to
kind
of
get
back
to
normal
normalcy,
Coolidge
I
think
you
know
he
he
he
viewed
it
as,
as
is
an
imperative.
B
You
know
being
vice
president
and
then
president
to
assist
in
that,
and
he
thought
that
you
know
the
American
system
of
government
is
outlined
in
the
Constitution
was
really
one
of
self-government
led
by
the
citizens.
So
you
know
during
times
of
War.
Perhaps
the
government,
by
necessity,
takes
over
quite
a
bit
of
control,
but
now
it's
time
to
give
it
back
to
ordinary
citizens,
the
private
sector,
and
so
he
thought
it
was
very
important
to
keep
the
government
within
a
budget,
a
budget
that
ought
to
shrink.
B
Of
course
it
had
grown
dramatically
in
the
war
and
the
taxes
likewise
should
shrink
so
that
people
had
more
money
to
take
care
of
themselves,
take
care
of
their
communities
and-
and
he
also
you
know-
was
a
strong
believer
in
federalism.
This
idea
that
that
states
and
local
towns
ought
to
look
look
after
you
know
their
citizens
before
the
Federal
Government
Federal
Government,
you
know,
certainly
has
important
roles
to
play,
but
but
they're
perhaps
different
from
the
states
and
the
towns.
B
You
mentioned
the
The,
Roaring,
20s
and,
and
you
know
they
they
did.
Roar
they're
I
think
often
misunderstood
in
a
lot
of
ways.
Coolidge
is
sort
of
a
Puritan
throwback
on
us
in
in
an
era
when
sort
of
cultural
norms
were
changing.
He
sort
of
clung
somewhat
to
the
past,
but
but
you
know
he
wasn't.
He
embraced.
You
know
a
lot
of
change,
especially
technological
change.
This
was
the
era
of
radio.
B
This
you
know
some
of
the
early
flight
when
Flight
became
you
know
it
was
sort
of
daredevils
at
the
beginning
of
the
decade
and
by
the
end
it
was
seen
as
a
promising
new
industry.
Coolidge
celebrated
Charles
Lindbergh.
You
know
he
hosted.
You
know
big
big,
you
know
congratulatory,
you
know
welcome
for
him.
A
B
Or
well
at
least
he's
the
last
president
not
to
have
a
not
to
have
a
federally
funded
Presidential
Library
yeah
in
in
the
1950s.
There
was
a
presidential
libraries
Act
pass
and
it
established
the
modern.
You
know
Presidential
Library
model
that
most
presidents
have
who
have
followed,
which
provides
Federal
funding.
You
know
to
operate
the
library,
at
least
the
library
aspect
of
of
you
know,
of
the
Presidential
Center.
B
Of
course
the
Obama
library
is
being
built
in
Chicago,
there's
bush
library
and
in
Dallas
The
Clinton
Library
in
Little
Rock,
but
in
by
19
by
the
1950s
Coolidge
had
already
died
and
his
successor,
Herbert
Hoover
was
still
alive,
and
so
this
act
you
know
established
funding
for
a
Hoover
Presidential
Library,
which
is
in
in
Iowa
I,
believe
West,
Branch,
Iowa,
meaning
Coolidge
is
the
last
not
to
have
a
federally
funded
Library.
He
probably
would
have
thought
that
was
a
good
thing.
B
He
wrote
in
his
autobiography
that
that
he
didn't
think
that
that
ex-president
Stephen
should
have
a
pension.
You
know
he
said
it
might
encourage
a
Leisure,
Class
and
and
I
think
it's
funny.
Even
Coolidge
thought
you
know.
Even
ex-presidents
should
have
to
do
something
worthwhile
if
they
need
to
earn
a
living.
B
We
operate
here
in
Plymouth
Notch.
We
have
another
base
of
operation
in
Washington
DC
as
well,
and
we
focus
on
larger
than
youth
education.
We
run
a
speech
and
debate
program
which
brings
students
from
around
the
country
to
Vermont
each
summer
to
compete
in
the
Coolidge
cup,
which
gives
them
debate
topics
they
they
debate.
We
think
civil
dialogue
and
research
and
the
skills
developed
through
debate
are
important.
B
We
also
do
declamation
the
students
give
and
deliver
included
speeches
and
compelling
fashion,
and
visitors
can
come
see
this
and
help
judge
the
competitions,
which
are
wonderful.
We
run
up.
We
also
run
a
major
scholarship
program
called
the
Coolidge
scholarship,
which
gives
full
ride
a
four-year
college.
Scholarships
to
a
number
of
students
about
4
000,
apply
from
all
over
the
country
every
year
and
study
Calvin
Coolidge
in
in
the
process
right
essays
about
him
and
and
his
presidency,
and
a
few
win.
B
So
anyway,
those
students
are
at
colleges
around
the
country
who
run
programming
for
them
as
well
as
well
as
a
broader
group
of
of
them.
The
top
hundred
each
year
called
the
Coolidge
senators
and
all
of
the
code
centers
about
100
of
them
will
be
coming
and
joining
us
this
summer,
right
here
in
Plymouth
for
the
big
Coolidge
Centennial
celebrations.
A
Before
I
get
to
that,
could
you
describe
the
the
facility
and
Plymouth
Notch
a
little,
and
particularly
since
you
said
he
had
press
conference,
he
seemed
to
have
been
a
very
media
Savvy
president.
Are
there
recordings
or
films
other
than
that
people
can
see?
Give
us
a
little
idea
about
what
it's
like,
where
you're
right
speaking
to
us
from
yeah.
B
B
B
It's
attached
to
the
General
Store,
his
father
managed
the
General
Store
up
front
and
in
the
back
was
the
the
family
home
Coolidge
was
was
born
right
there
at
home,
as
as
was
his
younger
sister
when
he
was
four
I
guess
the
family
moved
across
the
street
and
and
his
father
bought
a
somewhat
larger
home,
but
still
so
relatively
modest.
We
call
the
Coolidge
Homestead
that
has
a
barn
attached
to
it
as
well,
and
visitors
can
go
and
tour
through
that.
That's
where
he
took
that
oath
of
office
in
1923.
B
It
was
in
the
sitting
room
of
the
homestead,
so
folks
can
see
that
coolidge's
father
as
well
in
1890
established
the
Plymouth
cheese
factory
with
a
couple
of
other
local
Dairy
Farmers,
and
that
still
operates
today.
It's
at
hiatus
as
Hiatus.
You
know
during
the
Depression
and
at
other
times,
but
operates
today
with
a
private
company
that
makes
the
original
recipe.
You
know
fabulous
cheese
they
now
ship
all
over
the
all
over
the
country,
really
a
thriving
business
and
folks
can
come
and
see
cheese,
making
in
action
either
the
historic
barns.
There's.
B
It's
it's
a
couple
of
you
know
hardwood
tables
and
hard
wooden
benches,
and
that's
that's
where
he
carried
out
the
Office
of
the
President.
You
know
right
there
and
you
know
in
in
In,
This
Very
modest.
You
know
you
know
Town
dance
hall,
it's
it's
hard
to
hard
to
even
fathom
today,
but
you
know,
crowds
came.
Thousands
would
come
to
see
him
each
day
right
here.
There's
also
I
should
mention
a
permanent
exhibit
where
you
can
see.
B
B
You
can
see
the
Bible
that
the
Family
Bible
that
lay
on
the
table
is,
he
took
the
oath.
You
can
see
the
kerosene
lamp,
which
was
is
the
light
by
which
this
ceremony
was
lit
at
2
47
in
the
morning
and
then
they're
also
it
Compares
coolidge's
inauguration
to
some
other
world
leaders
from
that
era.
So
you
can
see
how
some
others,
you
know
celebrated
their
their.
B
B
B
Yeah,
absolutely
everything
will
kick
off
on
August,
2nd.
Of
course,
that's
the
day
a
hundred
years
ago
that
president
Hardin
sadly
died
and
word
came.
You
know
to
Coolidge,
as
we
described
at
the
beginning
of
the
episode
that
he
now
was
President.
So
we'll
we'll
begin
on.
The
second
and
I
should
mention
all
these
details
are
on
our
Centennial
website:
Coolidge
2023.org,
Coolidge,
c-o-o-l-I-d-g-e
2023.org,
but
everything
kicks
off
the
night
of
August
2
with
the
with
a
sort
of
a
Gala
celebration.
B
100Th
anniversary,
gala
tickets
are
needed
for
that,
but
you
can
you
can
find
those
on
online.
We
hope
hope,
you'll
join
us.
Governor,
Jim,
Douglas,
former
Vermont
governor
who's
in
Vice,
chair
of
our
board
here
at
the
Coolidge
foundation,
will
be
emceeing
and
we
invite
Alda
to
come
and
join
us.
We'll
then
be
staying
up
all
all
night,
or
at
least
most
of
it.
We'll
have
Coolidge
readings
that
we'll
be
doing
we'll
be
reading
his
autobiography
and
some
of
his
speeches
and
sort
of
marathon
group
Community
fashion
up
in
the
union.
B
Christian
Church,
which
is
right
across
the
street,
from
where
the
Coolidge
family
Homestead,
is
and
where
Coolidge
himself
worshiped,
that
that
building
the
coach,
Foundation
owns
and
we'll
be
reading,
coolidge's
speeches
and
folks
in
common,
and
they
can
sign
up
in
advance
or
they
can
even
to
show
up
and
we'll
give
you
a
part
to
read.
We'll
have
Coolidge
trivia
going
on
in
other
parts
of
the
Historic
Site.
B
Some
of
these
students,
I
described,
will
be
here
competing
almost
almost
in
like
a
jeopardy-like
way
to
test
their
Coolidge
knowledge
and
we'll
make
it
up
till
2
47
in
the
morning
and
right
at
that
time.
Members
of
the
Coolidge
family
and
and
some
others
will
recreate
the
1923
Homestead
inauguration
right
there
in
the
sitting
room.
So
please,
if
you
feel
so
inclined,
join
us
even
even
at
2
47
in
the
morning
celebration
continues.
B
The
next
day,
August
3rd,
at
11,
A.M
we'll
have
a
naturalization
ceremony,
which
is
a
ceremony
during
which
immigrants
here
to
Vermont,
take
the
oath,
a
different
kind
of
oath,
the
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
United
States
and
become
you
know,
full-fledged
citizens
of
our
country,
judge
Crawford,
will
be
presiding
and
we
look
forward
to
welcoming
those
new
citizens.
It's
open
to
the
public.
We
hope
you'll
come
and
join
us.
We've
done
this
many
years
here
at
the
Coolidge
site
and
I.
B
Think
it's
one
of
the
more
you
know
moving
experiences
even
for
those
of
us.
You
know,
we've
been
citizens
a
long
time.
Many
of
us
even
from
birth
to
to
you
know,
be
reminded
of
the
meaning
of
that
in
the
afternoon,
at
two
o'clock
we'll
have
a
big
sort
of
official
ceremony
to
Mark
the
Coolidge
Centennial
remarks
from
Coolidge,
family
members
and
and
others.
So
please,
public
officials
and
others.
So
so
please
join
us
for
that.
B
That'll
be
in
the
village
at
the
homestead
and
then
we'll
we'll
reenact,
the
the
homestead
inaugural
again
at
2
47
p.m.
So
for
those
that
I
think
you
know
the
the
early
morning
version
sounds
nice,
but
they'd
rather
join
us
at
a
more
reasonable
time.
Please
do
come
out
for
for
that
as
well,
then,
on
Saturday
August
5th
celebration
continues:
we'll
have
a
memorial
service
for
President
Harding,
which
is
something
that
was
held
here
in
Plymouth
by
the
citizens
here
in
town
100
years
ago.
B
A
Well,
that's
great
and
having
Jim
Douglas's
MC
is
was
really
fantastic,
he's
a
great
speaker
and
a
very
funny
guy,
sometimes
and
God
bless
him,
that's
great
to
have
Jim
there
and
then
all
the
other
people.
So
it
really
sounds
very
exciting
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
appearing
here
on
positively
Vermont.
A
My
guest
today
has
been
Matthew
denhot,
the
president
of
the
Calvin
Coolidge
presidential
foundation
and
we've
been
discussing
all
the
events
going
on
with
the
Calvin
Coolidge
Centennial,
and
also
things
that
will
continue
in
this
wonderful
historic
spot
right
here
in
Vermont.
Thank
you
so
much
Matthew
for
appearing
on
positively
Vermont.
This
is
Dennis
McMahon
and
thank
you
for
watching.