THE PRESIDENCY: Estivation

". . . Many thanks for the welcome to Wisconsin extended on behalf of your State as well as yourself. We are looking forward to a most enjoyable summer."

The trace of informality in this letter from President Coolidge to Governor Fred Zimmerman of Wisconsin suggested the spirit in which the President's summer outing was being planned. White House familiars said that, whereas the President attended his Rapid City office five days per week last year, trips this year from Cedar Island Lodge to the office in the Superior, Wis., high school would...

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