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November 18, 1927
The Mahnomen Pioneer
Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota
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President Coolidge coined a phrase declining to run for president in 1928 and later said he would whittle after leaving the White House, suggesting he may remain influential as an ex-president.
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Coolidge's Choice
President Coolidge apparently invented a classic political expression when he declared last Summer that he did not "choose to run for President in 1928." And now he has added another cryptic phrase that matches it pretty well. In reply to questioners as to what he would do after he left the White House he has replied, Vermontesque: "Well, for a year or two I am going to whittle."
Usually a man who whittles thinks pretty hard at the same time. Therefore it is likely that his countrymen will occasionally hear from Mr. Coolidge when he becomes an ex-President.
President Coolidge apparently invented a classic political expression when he declared last Summer that he did not "choose to run for President in 1928." And now he has added another cryptic phrase that matches it pretty well. In reply to questioners as to what he would do after he left the White House he has replied, Vermontesque: "Well, for a year or two I am going to whittle."
Usually a man who whittles thinks pretty hard at the same time. Therefore it is likely that his countrymen will occasionally hear from Mr. Coolidge when he becomes an ex-President.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Coolidge
1928 Election
Whittle
Ex President
What entities or persons were involved?
President Coolidge
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Event Date
Last Summer
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President Coolidge
Event Details
President Coolidge declared he did not choose to run for President in 1928. In reply to questions about post-White House plans, he said he would whittle for a year or two. The article speculates he will think deeply while whittling and remain heard from as an ex-President.