In response to a dinner companion who had bet that she could persuade Coolidge to talk to her (in later versions, to say at least three words to her)
• According to Quote Investigator, this story originated in a speech made at an Associated Press luncheon in 1924. Coolidge responded to the speech by declaring that the story was "without any foundation".
• According to Quote Investigator, this story originated in a speech made at an Associated Press luncheon in 1924. Coolidge responded to the speech by declaring that the story was "without any foundation".
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You lose.
— Calvin Coolidge
What It Means
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• According to Quote Investigator, this story originated in a speech made at an Associated Press luncheon in 1924. Coolidge responded to the speech by declaring that the story was "without any foundation"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (4 July 1872 – 5 January 1933) was the 30th president of the United States (1923–29). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th vice president in 1920 and succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
About Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (4 July 1872 – 5 January 1933) was the 30th president of the United States (1923–29). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th vice president in 1920 and succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
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