A Centennial Celebration
STORY BY BENJAMIN LERNER
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY REJOICE SCHERRY
The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site and the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of President Coolidge ’ s historic Oath of Office
On August 3 , 1923 at 2:47 AM , Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as U . S . President at the Coolidge Family Estate in Plymouth Notch , Vermont . In the wake of President Warren G . Harding ’ s untimely passing , the Vermont-born president rose to the occasion with courage and confidence . It was the first and only time that a U . S . President has taken the oath of office in the state of Vermont to this day . The historic transition of power brought worldwide recognition to Coolidge ’ s fabled family homestead , which was later converted into The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site .
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