Amity Shlaes

In fact, I think all Americans were sympathetic when word of the death of Calvin Jr. came to the Democratic National Convention, which was a rowdy, difficult event with many, many ballots, much unhappiness, the Ku Klux Klan, fistfights. All of a sudden, when that word came, the whole hall that was the old Madison Square Garden fell silent.

In fact, I think all Americans were sympathetic when word of the death of Calvin Jr. came to the Democratic National Convention, which was a rowdy, difficult event with many, many ballots, much unhappiness, the Ku Klux Klan, fistfights. All of a sudden, when that word came, the whole hall that was the old Madison Square Garden fell silent.

And the New York Times wrote of the moment, their troubles are the president's, but his troubles are also theirs, are the public's. And that the public showed that by their respect at the moment of this awful news. So it was a moment of the country coming together when the Democratic National Convention stopped to honor the president and mourn Calvin Jr. That was quite stunning.

And the New York Times wrote of the moment, their troubles are the president's, but his troubles are also theirs, are the public's. And that the public showed that by their respect at the moment of this awful news. So it was a moment of the country coming together when the Democratic National Convention stopped to honor the president and mourn Calvin Jr. That was quite stunning.

And the New York Times wrote of the moment, their troubles are the president's, but his troubles are also theirs, are the public's. And that the public showed that by their respect at the moment of this awful news. So it was a moment of the country coming together when the Democratic National Convention stopped to honor the president and mourn Calvin Jr. That was quite stunning.

And I tried to capture that in my biography of Coolidge.

And I tried to capture that in my biography of Coolidge.

And I tried to capture that in my biography of Coolidge.

Well, I would say the 1920 platform is quite responsible. So Coolidge's executor, ambassador, you know, enforcer of it is quite responsible. If you go back to the 20s, I think the standard American secondary school student and maybe in the UK as well, their image of the 20s has to do with troubles in Britain, which is going a different way. And Great Gatsby, right? It was all fake.

Well, I would say the 1920 platform is quite responsible. So Coolidge's executor, ambassador, you know, enforcer of it is quite responsible. If you go back to the 20s, I think the standard American secondary school student and maybe in the UK as well, their image of the 20s has to do with troubles in Britain, which is going a different way. And Great Gatsby, right? It was all fake.

Well, I would say the 1920 platform is quite responsible. So Coolidge's executor, ambassador, you know, enforcer of it is quite responsible. If you go back to the 20s, I think the standard American secondary school student and maybe in the UK as well, their image of the 20s has to do with troubles in Britain, which is going a different way. And Great Gatsby, right? It was all fake.

Bad people were at the top, like the Buchanans. The growth was a bubble in a champagne glass, not real. I mean, there are many streams in Gatsby, many threads, because it's a beautiful book. But I think that's the takeaway. A lot of it was fake. And somehow the bubble or the bubble popped. That wasn't the case at all. The 20s did roar. There was real growth that reached most Americans.

Bad people were at the top, like the Buchanans. The growth was a bubble in a champagne glass, not real. I mean, there are many streams in Gatsby, many threads, because it's a beautiful book. But I think that's the takeaway. A lot of it was fake. And somehow the bubble or the bubble popped. That wasn't the case at all. The 20s did roar. There was real growth that reached most Americans.

Bad people were at the top, like the Buchanans. The growth was a bubble in a champagne glass, not real. I mean, there are many streams in Gatsby, many threads, because it's a beautiful book. But I think that's the takeaway. A lot of it was fake. And somehow the bubble or the bubble popped. That wasn't the case at all. The 20s did roar. There was real growth that reached most Americans.

The 20s were the decade when efficiency in the factory meant that for the same wage, a worker could work five days, not six. So productivity gain is kind of a bland concept to offer people. But I think of it as the 20s were the decade that gave us Saturday. And that is a gift that is Saturday off that anyone can understand. That's when electricity came in the home.

The 20s were the decade when efficiency in the factory meant that for the same wage, a worker could work five days, not six. So productivity gain is kind of a bland concept to offer people. But I think of it as the 20s were the decade that gave us Saturday. And that is a gift that is Saturday off that anyone can understand. That's when electricity came in the home.

The 20s were the decade when efficiency in the factory meant that for the same wage, a worker could work five days, not six. So productivity gain is kind of a bland concept to offer people. But I think of it as the 20s were the decade that gave us Saturday. And that is a gift that is Saturday off that anyone can understand. That's when electricity came in the home.

It's when indoor plumbing came in the home. And if you ever work and develop, you know, the one marker, the difference between being truly poor poverty and being working class wherever in the world is indoor plumbing. That's when it became the rule in the United States. Automobile brought a lot of joy into American life and a lot of progress into American commerce. So they were a good decade.

It's when indoor plumbing came in the home. And if you ever work and develop, you know, the one marker, the difference between being truly poor poverty and being working class wherever in the world is indoor plumbing. That's when it became the rule in the United States. Automobile brought a lot of joy into American life and a lot of progress into American commerce. So they were a good decade.

It's when indoor plumbing came in the home. And if you ever work and develop, you know, the one marker, the difference between being truly poor poverty and being working class wherever in the world is indoor plumbing. That's when it became the rule in the United States. Automobile brought a lot of joy into American life and a lot of progress into American commerce. So they were a good decade.