Jason Roberts
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He tends to be more shy, more introverted. He often says the bare minimum. And he kind of has like that New England, taciturn personality. And he has a kind of a different relationship with his wife. He never cheated on Grace, whereas Harding cheated on Florence. Though I would know, I think Warren G. Harding and Florence Harding, their relationship kind of foreshadowed
Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt and Bill and Hillary Clinton, that it was, you know, a quote unquote political partnership. He actually, I mean, valued her political advice. Whereas Calvin Coolidge loved his wife, but he seems to have been very contemptuous of her intellect and her political ability, and he wouldn't let her talk about policy.
Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt and Bill and Hillary Clinton, that it was, you know, a quote unquote political partnership. He actually, I mean, valued her political advice. Whereas Calvin Coolidge loved his wife, but he seems to have been very contemptuous of her intellect and her political ability, and he wouldn't let her talk about policy.
Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt and Bill and Hillary Clinton, that it was, you know, a quote unquote political partnership. He actually, I mean, valued her political advice. Whereas Calvin Coolidge loved his wife, but he seems to have been very contemptuous of her intellect and her political ability, and he wouldn't let her talk about policy.
He'd say, we don't share that promiscuously, Grace, when she'd say, what's your schedule today? So I think we too often focus on, oh, they're different personalities. But the reality is that Coolidge basically followed Warren G. Harding's policies. So you talk about reducing the debt, running budget surpluses, cutting taxes for business, high tariffs on imported goods.
He'd say, we don't share that promiscuously, Grace, when she'd say, what's your schedule today? So I think we too often focus on, oh, they're different personalities. But the reality is that Coolidge basically followed Warren G. Harding's policies. So you talk about reducing the debt, running budget surpluses, cutting taxes for business, high tariffs on imported goods.
He'd say, we don't share that promiscuously, Grace, when she'd say, what's your schedule today? So I think we too often focus on, oh, they're different personalities. But the reality is that Coolidge basically followed Warren G. Harding's policies. So you talk about reducing the debt, running budget surpluses, cutting taxes for business, high tariffs on imported goods.
He's basically following Harding's policies. And I think what happens sometimes with the Coolidge supporters is they give credit to Coolidge for stuff that actually started under Warren G. Harding. that was already in place. So it's almost like being an actor and they give you the script and you just follow the script. So I think Coolidge was just basically following the script.
He's basically following Harding's policies. And I think what happens sometimes with the Coolidge supporters is they give credit to Coolidge for stuff that actually started under Warren G. Harding. that was already in place. So it's almost like being an actor and they give you the script and you just follow the script. So I think Coolidge was just basically following the script.
He's basically following Harding's policies. And I think what happens sometimes with the Coolidge supporters is they give credit to Coolidge for stuff that actually started under Warren G. Harding. that was already in place. So it's almost like being an actor and they give you the script and you just follow the script. So I think Coolidge was just basically following the script.
I think where they might be different policy-wise, I think Coolidge was even more pro-business than Warren G. Harding.
I think where they might be different policy-wise, I think Coolidge was even more pro-business than Warren G. Harding.
I think where they might be different policy-wise, I think Coolidge was even more pro-business than Warren G. Harding.
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A pleasure to talk to you.
A pleasure to talk to you.