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Grace Coolidge
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Coolidge, Grace John Coolidge, President Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Jr., and Grace Coolidge stand outdoors in formal attire for a family portrait at the White House. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge sit side by side on outdoor steps. She holds a bouquet of flowers and wears a dress with a large white collar.
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Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
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(From left): First Ladies Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, Pat Nixon, and Lady Bird Johnson at the Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California; November 4, 1991. (first lady)
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Additional Reading

Grace Coolidge’s account of her life is given in Lawrence E. Wikander and Robert H. Ferrell (eds.), Grace Coolidge: An Autobiography (1992). Ishbel Ross, Grace Coolidge and Her Era: The Story of a President’s Wife (1962, reprinted 1988), is a biography. William Seale, The President’s House (1986), vol. 2, summarizes her role in restoring the White House.

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  • Betty Boyd Caroli
    Betty Boyd Caroli has written extensively about American first ladies. A graduate of Oberlin College, she holds a master's degree in Mass Communications from the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American Civilization from New York University.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 04, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 18, 2024
Links added. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: US Presidents - Biography of Grace Coolidge. Mar 06, 2019
Add new Web site: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation - Biography of Grace Coolidge. Jan 17, 2017
Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Grace Coolidge. Jun 10, 2014
Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. Jun 10, 2014
Add new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Grace Coolidge. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: History Central - Biography of Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. Apr 24, 2013
Add new Web site: The National First Ladies Library - Biography of Grace Coolidge. Apr 24, 2013
Added photograph. Apr 06, 2011
Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. Oct 25, 2006
Article revised. May 28, 2004
Article revised. Dec 06, 2002
Article added to new online database. Feb 15, 2001
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