Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
| The Coolidge Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term |
| President | Calvin Coolidge | 1923–1929 |
| Vice President | none | 1923–1925 |
| Charles G. Dawes | 1925–1929 | |
| Secretary of State | Charles Evans Hughes | 1923–1925 |
| Frank B. Kellogg | 1925–1929 | |
| Secretary of Treasury | Andrew Mellon | 1923–1929 |
| Secretary of War | John W. Weeks | 1923–1925 |
| Dwight F. Davis | 1925–1929 | |
| Attorney General | Harry M. Daugherty | 1923–1924 |
| Harlan F. Stone | 1924–1925 | |
| John G. Sargent | 1925–1929 | |
| Postmaster General | Harry S. New | 1923–1929 |
| Secretary of the Navy | Edwin Denby | 1923–1924 |
| Curtis D. Wilbur | 1924–1929 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Hubert Work | 1923–1928 |
| Roy O. West | 1928–1929 | |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Henry C. Wallace | 1923–1924 |
| Howard M. Gore | 1924–1925 | |
| William M. Jardine | 1925–1929 | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Herbert Hoover | 1923–1928 |
| William F. Whiting | 1928–1929 | |
| Secretary of Labor | James J. Davis | 1923–1929 |
The presidency of Calvin Coolidge began on August 2, 1923, when Calvin Coolidge became President of the United States upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding, and ended on March 4, 1929. A member of the Republican Party, Coolidge had been Vice President of the United States for 2 years, 151 days when he succeeded to the presidency. Elected to a full four–year term in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
Coolidge, the 30th United States president, restored public confidence in the presidency after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. He supported policies of high tariffs, tax reduction, and federal support to industry during a period of sustained economic prosperity for the nation. He resisted efforts to involve the federal government in the persistent farm crisis that affected many rural communities. In foreign policy, Coolidge continued to keep the United States out of the League of Nations, but he engaged with foreign leaders and sponsored the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928.
While Coolidge was greatly admired during his time in office, public opinion soured as the nation plunged into the Great Depression after he left office. Many linked the nation's economic collapse to Coolidge's policy decisions, which did nothing to discourage the wild speculation that was going on and rendered so many vulnerable to economic ruin. Though his reputation underwent a renaissance during the Ronald Reagan administration, modern assessments of Coolidge's presidency are divided. He is adulated among advocates of smaller government and laissez-faire; supporters of an active central government generally view him less favorably, while both sides praise his stalwart support of racial equality. Coolidge was succeeded by fellow Republican Herbert Hoover, who served as Secretary of Commerce throughout both the Coolidge and Harding administrations.
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