Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address Quizzes
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Q. Why was Calvin Coolidge already president before his 1925 inauguration?
He'd been Vice President when Warren Harding died in office.
Presidents at that time had their inauguration several months after actually starting their duties as president.
Congress delayed the inauguration to make sure it could be properly broadcast on the radio.
Harding had unexpectedly resigned to go back to film school.
Q. What made Charles Dawes the laughingstock of Congress while he was Vice President?
He left and took a nap during a cabinet appointment approval hearing.
He yelled at a congressional committee about war supplies to France.
He'd been a big supporter of William McKinley.
A video of him lip-synching to "My Heart Will Go On" went viral.
Q. Besides his role in presidential cabinets, what else is Andrew Mellon known for?
Collecting art and creating the National Gallery of Art.
Finally getting the Hoover Dam built.
Creating a plan to help end the post-war economic crisis in Europe through a loan program with the United States.
His mad skills on the ukulele.
Q. What was Herbert Hoover largely known for before he was president?
Organizing relief efforts, especially the delivery of supplies, for struggling parts of the world.
Going up against Calvin Coolidge and advocating for greater government involvement in American life.
Being the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Inventing the vacuum cleaner
Q. Who was living in China during the Boxer Rebellion, and helped foreigners caught in the conflict?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Dawes
Mike Tyson