THE PRESIDENCY: Mr. Coolidge's Week: May 25, 1925

¶The President did his annual dining with the Assistant Secretaries of the Executive Departments. They, dubbed " the little Cabinet , " during the administration of President Harding were organized to meet monthly.

¶ It became known that Edward Elwell Whiting, an editor of the Boston Herald, had called at the White House, had been refused admittance. Also, that Robert Morris Washburn had suffered a similar disappointment . Both are authors of laudatory biographies of the President . Both biographies were used extensively in the 1924 campaign . Both tell how a Massachusetts legislator once introduced Mr. Coolidge with the...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!