On this episode of The Coolidge Way, we’ll dive into a topic from his presidency that couldn’t be more contemporary—budget and taxes. Taken together, these issues were top priorities for the Coolidge administration. To help us navigate these complex policies, Governor Jim Douglas is joined by Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media. 

Part two of our three-part series on the Life of Calvin Coolidge delves into Coolidge’s rise to national prominence after the Boston Police Strike of 1919 as well as the struggles Coolidge encountered after he made it to Washington. To discuss one tragedy in particular—the death of Coolidge’s son—we are joined by Coolidge descendant and Coolidge Foundation trustee Jennifer Coolidge Harville. Together with Governor Jim Douglas, Harville explores how the loss affected Coolidge, and how he managed to triumph despite it. 

This is the first of a three-part series exploring the life of Calvin Coolidge. How did Coolidge go from a boy on a rural Vermont farm to the highest office in the land? We'll explore how—and why—in this series. This episode takes us from Coolidge's birth in Plymouth Notch, Vermont to his successful handling of a crisis as the Governor of Massachusetts. At the end, host Governor Jim Douglas speaks with special guest Craig Fehrman, author of Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote. Fehrman and Douglas discuss how Coolidge’s upbringing shaped one of his most important skills as a leader: writing.