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President Calvin Coolidge and Watch out for the Silent Ones Contest!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by splendidsummer

Watch out for the silent ones!  President Calvin Coolidge, known as “Silent Cal”, when informed by a dinner guest that she’d made a bet she could get him to say at least three words, famously said, “You lose.”  And despite his … Continue reading →

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