https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/05/21/the-tea-partys-ideal-candidate-calvin-coolidge/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:24:13 -0400<![CDATA[Today, most historians regard Coolidge and like-minded presidents — including James Buchanan and Warren Harding — as weak chief executives, ranking them at the bottom of surveys of presidential performance. Americans equate presidential greatness with the skillful wielding of power. Chief executives who presided over government growth after a crisis or the successful prosecution of wars — Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt — hold places of honor in the presidential pantheon.]]>Sat, 21 May 2011 17:00:31 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/05/21/the-tea-partys-ideal-candidate-calvin-coolidge-n83469