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Coolidge and Harding's Legacy

Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in on a worn family bible by his notary public father. His presidency coincided with an unprecedented economic boom that became known as the coolidge prosperity. In 19 27, harding's mistress, nan britton, published a memoir claiming the president had fathered her illegitimate daughter. He kept the most skilled members of harding's cabinet, including andrew mellin and herbert hoover,. Promised he would continue the conservative, business friendly policies of his predecessor, including tax cuts and lax regulation.

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