Me, too! I didn’t know that much about this president until a couple years ago. He was a “keep government off the backs of the people” type of president, one which would be ever so welcome these days. I cannot imagine undoing the 20,000+ new regulations that have come into “law” since this president has come into office. The nightmare of undoing it will be the bane of his follower.
Sadly I doubt even most FReepers would accept a hands off president like Coolidge these days. After the storms here in the midwest yesterday you’re sure to see FReepers screaming for action from FEMA while Coolidge felt that government responsibility in such matters should be very limited with most responsibility falling on the individual and on the states.
He truly believed in a very limited president and often signed legislation he didn’t like but the representatives of the people sent it to him. He applied very little pressure to congress because he really saw the presidency as the low man on the totem pole.