Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 [Speech concerning the end of World War I]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05314 Author/Creator: Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa 4 November 1918 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy
Delivered while Coolidge was a Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, the speech is written in pencil and signed at the top of the first page. Notes indicate that the speech was delivered on November 4 at Faneuil Hall, just before the election and Armistice. Emphasizes winning the war as quickly as possible, reiterating his support for Woodrow Wilson, the unnamed "Commander in Chief", and maintaining American institutions. He writes, "Our work is drawing to a close...We had in view but one object -- the saving of America. We shall accomplish that object first by winning the war. That means a great deal. It means getting rid of the German idea. We can see no way to do this but by a complete surrender by Germany to the Allies...There will be great questions of reconstruction. Social, industrial, economic and governmental questions that must be met and solved. They must be met with a recognition of a new spirit."
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