Calvin Coolidge. 30 th President of the United States of America. Ideas to Think About:. Why would I want to become President? What could I do to help America if I was the President? What did Calvin Coolidge do for our country? What does the job of a President entail? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Calvin Coolidge
30th President of the United States of AmericaCalvin
Coolidge
1Why would I want to become President?
What could I do to help America if I was the President?
What did Calvin Coolidge do for our country?
What does the job of a President entail?
What would I want the country to remember about me after my
Presidency?
Look for the question inside this comment cloud to pause and
answer with your partner.
Ideas to Think About:
2Where he grew up
The top picture is a layout of the home Coolidge grew up in and
the bottom picture is of the shed bedroom in that house. Coolidge
actually made the quilt on the bed when he was ten years old.
Do you have any hobbies like quilting?What would the layout of
your house look like?3His Personal Life Wife: Grace Goodhue
CoolidgeSons: Calvin Jr. & JohnPets: Two collies, numerous
other dogs, raccoons, donkey, bobcat, canaries, mockingbird, &
a goose
What are the names of your Mom, Dad, & Siblings? Do you have
any pets?
4Timeline of Major Events During his Life
What major events have happened so far in your life?
5Being President: What does it take?RequirementsYou must be 35
years or olderYou must be a natural-born citizen of the U.S.You
must have lived in the U.S. for the last 14 yearsIf you are Vice
President and the President dies, you then become PresidentJob
DescriptionChief Executive of the federal government: enforces
laws, treaties, & court rulings; develops federal policies;
prepares the national budget; appoints federal officials; approves
or vetoes acts of Congress and grants pardonsCommander of Chief of
the armed forces: authority to send troops into combat, only one to
decide to use nuclear weaponsDo you have what it takes to be
President? What kind of subjects in school do you need to do well
in in order to be a successful President?
6
Draw a cartoon representing your partner in their campaign to
become President.Political Cartoon of the President
What do you think this cartoon of Calvin Coolidge means?7Why
would I want to become President?
What could I do to help America if I were the President?
What did Calvin Coolidge do for our country?
What does the job of a President entail?
What would I want the country to remember about me after my
Presidency?
In Review:
8References
9American President: An Online Reference Resource. (2009).
Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/galleryBettman/Corbis.
Time, Inc.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1830236_1746243,00.htmlCalvin
Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Inc. (2005-2009).
http://www.calvin-coolidge.org/html/chronology.htmlCalvin Coolidge
Memorial Foundation, Inc. (2005-2009).
http://www.calvin-coolidge.org/html/political_cartoons_6.htmlLyons,
L. (1964, September). Nieman Reports.
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=100545Scholastic,
Inc. (2009 1996).
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4684Sedivy, J.
(2008, December 18).
http://capecodbranding.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/the-power-of-positive-part-i/The
White House Museum.
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor1/south-portico.htmVermont
State Historic Sites.
http://www.historicvermont.org/coolidge/homestead.htmlVermont State
Historic Sites.
http://www.historicvermont.org/coolidge/shedbedrm.html
