" 30th President " Calvin Coolidge & Frank Kellogg Signed Framed Document
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:55633226 | President: Calvin Coolidge |
Up for auction the "30th President of the United States" Calvin Coolidge & Frank Kellogg Hand Signed Framed Document. This item iscertified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificateof Authenticity.
Calvin Coolidge (born JohnCalvin Coolidge Jr.; /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an Americanpolitician and lawyer who served as the 30th president of the UnitedStates from 1923 to 1929. A&...nbsp;Republican lawyerfrom New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts.His response to the Boston Police Strike of1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a manof decisive action. The next year, he was elected vicepresident of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidencyupon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own rightin 1924, he gained a reputation as a small government conservative andalso as a man who said very little and had a rather dry sense of humor. Coolidge restoredpublic confidence in the White House after the scandals of hispredecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. Asa Coolidge biographer wrote: "He embodied the spirit and hopes ofthe middle class, couldinterpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent thegenius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength". Scholars have rankedCoolidge in the lower half of those presidents that they have assessed.He is praised by advocates of smaller government and laissez-faire economics, while supporters of an activecentral government generally view him less favorably, although most praise hisstalwart support of racial equality.Frank Billings Kellogg (December22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, forwhich he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. Kellogg was bornin Potsdam, New York onDecember 22, 1856. His family moved to Minnesota in 1865.Kellogg read law and began practicing law in Rochester, Minnesota, in1877. He served as city attorney of Rochester 1878–1881 and county attorneyfor Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1882 to 1887. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, in1886.In1905, Kellogg joined the federal government when Theodore Roosevelt askedKellogg to prosecute a federal antitrust case. In1906, Kellogg was appointed special counsel to the Interstate CommerceCommission for its investigation of E. H. Harriman. In 1908, he was appointed to lead the federalprosecution against Union Pacific Railroad, under the Sherman Antitrust Act. Hismost important case was Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221U.S. 1 (1911). Following this successful prosecution, he was elected presidentof the American Bar Association (1912–1913).In 1907 he was elected as a Compatriot of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution. From1925 until 1929, he served as the United States Secretary ofState in the Cabinet of President Coolidge. In 1928, hewas awarded the Freedom of the City in Dublin, Ireland and in 1929 the government of France made hima member of the Legion of Honour. AsSecretary of State, he was responsible for improving U.S.–Mexican relations andhelping to resolve the long-standing Tacna–Arica controversy betweenPeru and Chile. His most significant accomplishment, however, was the Kellogg–Briand Pact, signedin 1928. Proposed by its other namesake, French foreign minister Aristide Briand, the treaty intended to provide for "therenunciation of war as an instrument of national policy." He was awardedthe 1929 Nobel Peace Prize inrecognition.Hewas associate judge of the PermanentCourt of International Justice from 1930 to 1935.Kelloggwas self-conscious about his lack of academic credentials he attended aone-room country school and dropped out at age 14. He never attended highschool, college or law school. His only advanced training came from clerking ina private lawyer's office. Kellogg grew up in a poor farm in Minnesota, andlacked a commanding presence or the sophistication to deal with the aristocratswho dominated European diplomacy. As Secretary of State, his main focus wasLatin America, where he dealt with brutal but unsophisticated strongmen. Hisstaff provided the ideas, and they appreciated that he was always open, candid, and easy to communicate with. He helped end the battle between the Mexicangovernment and the Catholic Church, but failed to resolve the dispute overownership of the oil reserves. In the Far East, he favored China and it fromthreats from Japan. He successfully negotiated tariff reform with China. As forEurope he was primarily interested with expanding the limitations on navalarmaments that been established by the Washington Treaty; he made littleprogress. Kellogg gained international fame, and the Nobel Peace Prize, withthe Kellogg-Briand Pact. It was endorsed by nearly every nation and madestarting a war a punishable criminal action. It formed the legal basis for thetrial and execution of German and Japanese war leaders after 1945.
Calvin Coolidge (born JohnCalvin Coolidge Jr.; /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an Americanpolitician and lawyer who served as the 30th president of the UnitedStates from 1923 to 1929. A&...nbsp;Republican lawyerfrom New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts.His response to the Boston Police Strike of1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a manof decisive action. The next year, he was elected vicepresident of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidencyupon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own rightin 1924, he gained a reputation as a small government conservative andalso as a man who said very little and had a rather dry sense of humor. Coolidge restoredpublic confidence in the White House after the scandals of hispredecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. Asa Coolidge biographer wrote: "He embodied the spirit and hopes ofthe middle class, couldinterpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent thegenius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength". Scholars have rankedCoolidge in the lower half of those presidents that they have assessed.He is praised by advocates of smaller government and laissez-faire economics, while supporters of an activecentral government generally view him less favorably, although most praise hisstalwart support of racial equality.Frank Billings Kellogg (December22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, forwhich he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. Kellogg was bornin Potsdam, New York onDecember 22, 1856. His family moved to Minnesota in 1865.Kellogg read law and began practicing law in Rochester, Minnesota, in1877. He served as city attorney of Rochester 1878–1881 and county attorneyfor Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1882 to 1887. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, in1886.In1905, Kellogg joined the federal government when Theodore Roosevelt askedKellogg to prosecute a federal antitrust case. In1906, Kellogg was appointed special counsel to the Interstate CommerceCommission for its investigation of E. H. Harriman. In 1908, he was appointed to lead the federalprosecution against Union Pacific Railroad, under the Sherman Antitrust Act. Hismost important case was Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221U.S. 1 (1911). Following this successful prosecution, he was elected presidentof the American Bar Association (1912–1913).In 1907 he was elected as a Compatriot of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution. From1925 until 1929, he served as the United States Secretary ofState in the Cabinet of President Coolidge. In 1928, hewas awarded the Freedom of the City in Dublin, Ireland and in 1929 the government of France made hima member of the Legion of Honour. AsSecretary of State, he was responsible for improving U.S.–Mexican relations andhelping to resolve the long-standing Tacna–Arica controversy betweenPeru and Chile. His most significant accomplishment, however, was the Kellogg–Briand Pact, signedin 1928. Proposed by its other namesake, French foreign minister Aristide Briand, the treaty intended to provide for "therenunciation of war as an instrument of national policy." He was awardedthe 1929 Nobel Peace Prize inrecognition.Hewas associate judge of the PermanentCourt of International Justice from 1930 to 1935.Kelloggwas self-conscious about his lack of academic credentials he attended aone-room country school and dropped out at age 14. He never attended highschool, college or law school. His only advanced training came from clerking ina private lawyer's office. Kellogg grew up in a poor farm in Minnesota, andlacked a commanding presence or the sophistication to deal with the aristocratswho dominated European diplomacy. As Secretary of State, his main focus wasLatin America, where he dealt with brutal but unsophisticated strongmen. Hisstaff provided the ideas, and they appreciated that he was always open, candid, and easy to communicate with. He helped end the battle between the Mexicangovernment and the Catholic Church, but failed to resolve the dispute overownership of the oil reserves. In the Far East, he favored China and it fromthreats from Japan. He successfully negotiated tariff reform with China. As forEurope he was primarily interested with expanding the limitations on navalarmaments that been established by the Washington Treaty; he made littleprogress. Kellogg gained international fame, and the Nobel Peace Prize, withthe Kellogg-Briand Pact. It was endorsed by nearly every nation and madestarting a war a punishable criminal action. It formed the legal basis for thetrial and execution of German and Japanese war leaders after 1945.
