Coolidge was the right kind of leader I have to admit, the more
I learn about Calvin Coolidge, the more I like him. As I pointed
out before, he was the first modern president who didn’t try to
“fix” things only to make them worse. Under his and Harding’s
leadership, the 1920-1921 recession lasted only 18 months even
though the market crashed (down 33%) and unemployment was almost
12%. They gathered their resources and did the only reasonable
thing a leader in such circumstances could do: nothing. Cal was
also a dynamic leader of his time. He was in favor of women’s
suffrage, supported rights for African-Americans, didn’t think
the League of Nations was a great idea, and understood the
proper role of federalism. He was also a technological leader,
being the first president to address the nation by radio, and
the first president to appear in a talkie–the one you are about
to see. More important, he was an ardent supporter of free
market capitalism and under his administration the nation
prospered. You will see