What did Calvin Coolidge do as president?

Answer 1

Events and Accomplishments of Calvin Coolidge's Presidency:

The Immigration Act of 1924 at cut the amount of immigrants allowed into the U.S. so that only 150,000 total individuals were allowed in each year. The law favored immigrants from Northern Europe over Southern Europeans and Jews. Japanese immigrants were not allwoed in at all. In 1924 and 1926, taxes were cut that had been imposed during World War I. The money that individuals were able to keep and sepnd helped contribute to the speculation that eventually would lead to the fall of the Stock Market and contribute to the Great Depression. In 1924, the Veteran's Bonus passed through Congress despite Coolidge's veto. It provided veterans insurance redeemable in twenty years. In 1927-28, Congress tried to pass farm relief bills where the government would buy crops to support farm prices. Coolidge vetoed this bill two times believing that government had no place in setting price floors and ceilings. In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was created between fifteen countries who agreed that war was not a viable method for settling international disputes. It was created between Secretary of State Frank Kellogg and French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand. (Info from http://americanhistory.about.com/od/calvincoolidge/p/pcoolidge.htm)

Answer 2

Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States.

He balanced the budget, did not interfere with corporate investment, and limited the federal government's powers. This created prosperity eroded by Hoover's turn to Big Government,and exacerbated by Roosevelt's social centralization of power.

Answer 3

Events during the Coolidge Administration

• Immigration Act of 1924 - reduced immigration quotas, particularly the numbers allowed from Eastern Europe and Italy.
• Revenue Acts of 1924 and 1926 sharply reduced income and inheritance taxes.
• Air Commerce Act- 1926 -paved the way for governing commercial air routes.
• Bonus act-- awarded bonus money to be paid 20 years later to W W I veterans- vetoed by Coolidge- caused the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
• Vetoed two farm price support bills under which the government would buy up and surplus farm produce.
• Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928-- 46 nations agreed to outlaw war as a means of settling disputes.

Answer 4

One of Coolidge's achievements, for which he rarely gets credit, is he became the first president to campaign by radio, and in fact, he spoke on radio a number of times (while he was taciturn in real life, the "Silent Cal" image is a myth). This is important because it helped usher in frequent use of broadcasting my candidates.

Coolidge also presided over an era of stability and prosperity. As a pro-business Republican, he basically supported policies that promoted the needs of the business community, and the economy was still in a good place when he left office.

Answer 5

US President Calvin Coolidge pressed for investigations to unravel the scandals of the Harding presidency. He signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact to help avert wars. He also sent US troops to Central America to protect US interests there.