Was Calvin Coolidge responsible for the Great Depression?

Coolidge. By Amity Shlaes. Harper; 560 pages; $35. Buy from Amazon.com “WEANED on a pickle” was how the acid-tongued Alice Roosevelt Longworth described Calvin Coolidge, America's president from 1923 to 1929. Popular historians have been no kinder. read more

Calvin Coolidge is not singlehandedly responsible for the Great Depression, but he is guilty of what I would call Economic Manslaughter. When Coolidge was the Governor of Massachusetts he was along the same lines of President Taft: A Republican who was acceptable to both conservative Republicans and Progressive Republicans. read more

Calvin Coolidge: Impact and Legacy By David Greenberg Although the public liked and admired Calvin Coolidge during his tenure, the Great Depression that began in 1929 seriously eroded his reputation and changed public opinion about his policies. read more

Calvin Coolidge did not contribute to the Great Depression. The Great Depression was caused by the irresponsible, backward economic policies of Hoover and FDR. read more