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CALVIN
COOLIDGE
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It was here
in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, that vacationing Vice President
Calvin Coolidge received an urgent call from Washington
D.C. informing him of the death of President Warren
Harding. Coolidge was immediately sworn in as the 30th
President of the United States by his father, a Notary
Public. Unique in American history, this event occurred
by the light of a kerosene lamp in the old family homestead
on August 3, 1923 at 2:47 a.m. One year later, President
Coolidge established his Summer White House office in
the dance hall on the second floor above the local general
store. Plymouth Notch remains a pristine example of
an early 20th century Vermont hill town.
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CHESTER
A. ARTHUR
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In 1881,
Vermonter Chester Alan Arthur was sworn in as the nation’s
21st president. The son of an impoverished Baptist minister,
Arthur was born in a small temporary parsonage. He became
a lawyer who advocated for civil rights and, as president,
championed civil service reform. Today, a visit to the
reconstructed homestead offers a pictorial portrayal
of Arthur’s life and political career.
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