Quotations From Calvin Coolidge

"Baseball is our national game."

"By bringing the baseball pennant to Washington you have made the National Capital more truly the center of worthy and honorable national aspirations."

"I am sure that I speak for all when I say that he (Walter Johnson) has been a wholesome influence on clean living and clean sport."

"I do not suppose all the youth of America would care to be big league ballplayers, but I know they all would profit if the character of Walter Johnson was emulated by them."

"It would be difficult to conceive a finer example of true sport."

"Nice work (Walter Johnson) and I am glad you won."

"The three contests which I have witnessed maintained throughout a high degree of skill and every evidence of high class sportsmanship that will bring to every observer an increased respect for and confidence in our national game."

Quotations About Calvin Coolidge

"INDUCE PRESIDENT TO TENDER RECEPTION AND BANNER TO JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON TEAM OUR AMERICAN PRINCES FEEL IT HIGHLY DESERVED AND FURTHERMORE WOULD BE ONE OF FINEST POLITICAL STROKES IN HISTORY." - Telegram From Supporter to White House Aide Stearns

"President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge — she knew a lot more about baseball than he did, but so did everybody else — were among the standing room crowd." - Columnist Shirley Povich

"Thank God for a president who is human enough to chuck the whole United States inside his roll top and slam the lid down while he goes out to see his home town team play a World Series baseball game." - Harry Clatfelter

"Time and again as tense moments tumbled after each other in the thrilling battle President Coolidge fell into the spirit which held the throng, sitting rigidly on the edge of his seat waiting for the next play which might decide the game." - Washington Post

Quotations From & About Calvin Coolidge