Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills

Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills

Author
Seth Tupper
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Language
English
Year
2017
Page
130
ISBN
9781625857668,9781467119313
File Type
epub
File Size
2.6 MiB

"Well-written... analysis and insight into what role the crisp, clean Black Hills air may have had in the culmination of a successful political career" ( The Washington Times ). On August 2, 1927, President Calvin Coolidge shocked the nation by announcing he would not seek reelection. The declaration came from the Black Hills of South Dakota, where Coolidge was vacationing to escape the oppressive Washington summer and to win over politically rebellious farmers. He passed his time at rodeos, fishing, meeting Native American dignitaries and kick-starting the stagnant carving of Mount Rushmore. But scandal was never far away as Coolidge dismissed a Secret Service man in a fit of anger. Was it this internal conflict that led Coolidge to make his famous announcement or the magic of the Black Hills? Veteran South Dakota journalist Seth Tupper chronicles Coolidge's Black Hills adventure and explores the lasting legacy of the presidential summer on the region. Includes photos "The book sets out to examine such questions as why the president chose to travel west and why he used the trip to make the announcement that he would not run for president again in 1928... well documented and filled with fascinating details." — The Washington Free Beacon

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