Calvin Coolidge : The Presidency and Philosophy of a Progressive Conservative.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, M. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.

Coolidge, Calvin.

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Political and social views.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--1923-1929.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"This portrait of Calvin Coolidge reveals an astute politician and thinker seeking to restrain the unprecedented spending pressures of the 1920s and maintain a limited role for the federal government within his definition of progressivism. He did so without a strong party caucus in Congress. Instead, he used considerable rhetorical skills, a knack for publicity, and the advent of radio and other new forms of mass-circulation media to sway public opinion and keep his priorities at the forefront of national politics throughout his presidency. The book argues that, although Coolidge has been seen as the inspiration for supply-side economics and tax cuts amid growing budget deficits since the 1980s, his policy was to secure budget surpluses and debt reduction before tax cuts. The book examines his approach to the issues that continue to trouble American politics today, including questions about the scale and scope of the federal government."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Murphy, M. C. Calvin Coolidge

ISBN:

1-4766-4997-9

OCLC:

1382696330