Calvin Coolidge

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is so silent that he is always worth listening to.

(of Calvin Coolidge) so silent that he is always worth listening to. -

is a man whose perpetual expression is that of someone smelling something burning on a stove.

his perpetual expression was that of someone smelling something burning on a stove.

is a man who looks as if he had been weaned on a pickle.

I do wish he didn't look as if he had been weaned on a pickle.

is a man whose notable talent is that he sleeps more than any other President, whether by day or by night. Nero fiddled, but Coolidge only snored.

His one really notable talent . . . he slept more than any other President, whether by day or by night. Nero fiddled, but Coolidge only snored.

is a man who didn't say much, and when he did, he didn't say much.

Calvin Coolidge didn't say much, and when he did he didn't say much.

is simply an answer to America's desires. He always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so he went along with them.

I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them.

is a man who, when he died, they probably could barely tell.

is distinguishable from the furniture only when he moved.

Distinguishable from the furniture only when he moved.