tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post811412276386221640..comments2024-03-27T01:57:19.605-04:00Comments on Return To Excellence: Calvin Coolidge's Independence Day Commemoration - July 4, 1926ReturnToExcellence.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149859814999976879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-29241638189802615572016-07-09T19:33:00.635-04:002016-07-09T19:33:00.635-04:00Doug - Just got around to reading the post on Calv...Doug - Just got around to reading the post on Calvin Coolidge's speech . All I can say is Wow.<br /><br />What amazing insight he had. His words were prophetic about what has happened to this country. I'm not a social media person but if I was, I would post this speech in the hope it would go viral. I've always believed that progress is overrated and not always the best answer. In fact, I believe that many of the things that are now available to us, have been detrimental to our families and our lives. The more we have, the more we want, the worse off we are. It's time the people stop being taken as fools.STnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-90994136398084735052016-07-02T22:44:44.244-04:002016-07-02T22:44:44.244-04:00Thank you and Carol for this post. I WAS NEVER mu...Thank you and Carol for this post. I WAS NEVER much on info on Presidents. But I do remember why Truman was picked to be Roosevelt's running mate - Henry Wallace was to be his VP. Wallace was well known. Some party leaders did not want him to be on the ticket because his feelings were leftist. Wallace was well known. Party leaders figured Roosevelt would not complete his term of office, as his health was frail. They picked an outsider, who was not well known as his running mate. That person from mid west - Harry Truman - rest is history.<br /><br />I also remember NY Daily News on eve of election, put an edition with LARGE TYPE front page DEWEY WINS BY LANDSLIDE.<br /><br />It took several days for votes to be counted, close election - Truman won.<br /><br />DEWEY at that time was district attorney for state of NY and was well known and well liked. The Historiannoreply@blogger.com