Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States on August 2, 1923, and he served as president until March 4, 1929. He was sworn in after the sudden death of Warren G. Harding, since he served as Harding’s Vice President. After finishing up the last two years of Harding’s term, Coolidge easily won the 1924 election over John W. Davis and served another four years. Many believed he could have easily won another election, but he announced his decision to not run again on August 2, 1927. The stressful job and deaths of his father and son led to his decision. He was popular throughout the six years of his presidency, as the roaring twenties had a strong economy and social, cultural, and technological changes abounded. He was a quiet and respectful president with a reputation for honesty and integrity and spent most of his early presidential years cleaning up the scandals that ran rampant under Harding.
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