[Verginius Rufus]

Coolidge died on Jan. 5, 1933. Hoover was still in the White House but FDR was President-elect.

I have been to his grave site. The stone looked too new--as if it was a replacement for an original marker that had been stolen or vandalized.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I made the pilgrimage to Plymouth Notch in May a few years ago. There was still snow on shady roadsides. It’s about a two hour drive from my house. I found it moving.