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Coolidge

[koo-lij]

noun

  1. Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th president of the U.S. 1923–29.

  2. Grace Goodhue, 1879–1957, his wife, U.S. First Lady 1923–29.



Coolidge

/ ˈkuːlɪdʒ /

noun

  1. ( John ) Calvin . 1872–1933, 30th president of the US (1923–29)

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More accurately, it owes to former president Calvin Coolidge.

President Calvin Coolidge’s 1925 dictum—“the chief business of the American people is business”—had become a mantra.

He didn’t trust any of the eight presidents he served, from Calvin Coolidge through Richard Nixon, and certainly didn’t view them as kings.

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Jennifer Coolidge, presenting the award for lead supporting actress in a comedy, sounded like she’d walked in from a Christopher Guest film.

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Did Jennifer Coolidge just make first colonoscopy joke in history of Emmys?

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