calvin coolidge signed that law authorizing the creation of this national memorial and tribute.t also provided exactly zero dollars to do that with.

on the last day that president calvin coolidge was in office in 1929 he signed a public law that was called public law number 107 and it was defined in the statute as a national memorial commission. this law that coolidge signed his last day in office was to build a building that would be a memorial and a tribute, quote, to the negro's contributions to the achieve ams of america. 1929. calvin coolidge signed that law, and that law authorized the creation of this national memorial and tribute. it also provided exactly zero dollars to do that with. and so the idea of a national memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d.c., of the contribution of african-americans to the achievements of the united states of america, that idea, although law, that idea, although officially something we are working on, it just sort of held negative space for decades. all right, that idea that sort of national commemorative space, it existed in theory, but not in practice. it was not until 40 years after calvin coolidge signed that law, it wasn't until the late '60s when the id

it was not until 40 years after calvin coolidge signed that law. not until the late '60s when the idea got revived and energy. not until 20 years after that in the late '80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. most from congress member john lewis from georgia. start really working toward building this tribute and memorial. not until the 21st century that they finally passed actual dollars and actual money to plan in earnest. it was not until now. it was not until almost 90 years after we supposedly started working on this as a nation that it finally did get done. now, tomorrow, the national museum of african-american culture and history will open to the public on the national mall in washington, d.c. honestly, i cannot do it justice here. i can show you through your tv screen a little bit what it looks like. we can describe some of the collections. i'm not going to be able to do it justice. the right thing to do is plan to g go. i know this broadcasts more than the united states. if you plan to visited united states you shoul

it was not until 40 years after calvin coolidge signed that law, it wasn't until the late '60s when the idea first got revived and got more attention, more energy behind it and it was not until 20 years after that in the late '80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. most of them from congressman john lewis of georgia. bills that would start the planning process in earnest and start working toward building this tribute, this memorial, this monument. it was not until the 21st century and not until 2001 that they finally passed actual dollars. they appropriated the first actual money to start planning in earnest and it was not until now. it was not until almost 90 years after we supposedly started working on this as a nation that it did finally get done, but now tomorrow, the national museum of african-american history and culture will open to the public on the national mall in washington, d.c., and honestly, i cannot do it justice here. i can show you through your tv screen a little bit of what it looks like. we can show you some of the things they've got inside. we

nobody had any warning of it and that was sort of the way calvin coolidge didding did things. he would surprise people. and he did this in -- on this occasion he called reporters to his vacation where he was -- his vacation spot in the midwest where he was taking some time out from the white house, and coolidge said, i do not choose to run for my re-election. and at the time that was big mystery, what did coolidge really mean? did he mean simply he is not going to run, which is what it turn out to be. but he wasn't real straightforward in what he said. didn't explain and it people were wondering. it was announced by telegram and followed -- hoover was in grove, a place that then and now is a retreat for the elite and a place where they can let their hair down. hoover loved that place. when the word came in that coolidge made this announcement, there were hundreds of telegrams to the front office at the bohemian grove, asking what hover -- hoover had to say. a crowd of men made their way to hoover's home and cabin to learn what he had to say. the ap cable was followed by hups m

calvin coolidge signed that law authorizing the creation of this national memorial and tribute. it also provided exactly zero dollars to do that with. and so the idea of a national memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d.c., of the contribution of african-americans to the achievements of the united states of america, that idea although law, that idea although officially something we were working on, it sort of held negative space for decades. that idea, that sort of national commemorative space, it existed in theory but not in practice. it was not until 40 years after coolidge signed the law, until the late '60s when the idea first got revived, got more attention, more energy behind it, it was not until 20 years after that in the late '80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. most from congressman john lewis of georgia, bills that would actually start the planning process in earnest, starts working towards build -- start working towards building this tribute, this monument. it was not until the 21st century, 2001, that they f

now here's reagan, back when calvin coolidge got taxes across the board the revenues increase. when jack kennedy did it, his economic advisers were all telling him the government would lose revenue and the government gained revenue is the reality. they make quite a sizable financial error. his line about it was a rising tide lifts all votes. this is what we believed the tax proposals that we have made our aimed at. that is reagan and almost the identical words of john f. kennedy. finally, last quote from reagan, can you cut taxes and fight inflation? i very much believe you can. let me just read you something. our true choices not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large deficits on the other. restricted tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the budget. just as it will never produce enough jobs or even enough profits. here's reagan, john f. kennedy said that back in 1962 when he was asking for a tax decrease, cut in tax rates across the board and he was proven right. i just want to say for the umpteenth time, kennedy the democrat, reagan

end in example of that is when you first learn that calvin coolidge will not run for reelection if he were to hep aside. nobody had any warning. and he did this and called reporters to his vacation spot in the midwest where he took time out from of whitehouse when he said i do not choose to run for my reelection and that the time that big mystery what did he mean? that is what it turned out to be. with bohemian grove was for the meat. who for love to that placee thic and coolidge made that announcement and then asking what hoover had to say. but the. >> every grant the suggestion that the president may stand down. we incase that was not clear wu that should be renominated and reelected the then sent out a telegram of the sound with the cohort of political backers there may be a campaign that may seem unseemly. this was for show. into remain obscure. and also from his wife and to feed up to the race for those conversations about f politics. one but that same night after hoover told his people to sit tight he made a hasty exit with the secret at midnight meeting in the town closest to b

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calvin coolidge, who lost a son was -- while he was in the white house, that was the reason he declined to run for a second term. he had terrible problems with depression, and did not last very long after leaving the white house and retiring. i think if we took a few minutes and thought about it, depression and the presidency is a very serious issue, it is just beyond the scope of this particular talk. truman's presidency, we amended the constitution to limit the presidential terms. there were, i think people who said, this is republicans who don't want another roosevelt. i wonder if you have insight into whether roosevelt's failing health, which was an open secret in washington, may have had something to do with the idea that we have to limit the number of times someone can be in office. we may have a situation again where someone is so ill and dies in office. element i'm sure that was percolating through that conversation. i just have to say though, that no sooner had the republicans managed to push that amendment through, when they come up with . president who is so popular like davi

back when calvin coolidge cut taxes close to board the government's revenues increased. when jack kennedy died it, his economic advisers were all telling him the government would lose revenue and the government gained revenue. it's the reality. so hey made quite a sizable financial error. jack kent's line was, quote, rising tide lifts all boats. end quote. and this is what we believe the tax proposals that we have made are aimed at. that is reagan in almost the identical wores of john f. kennedy and last quote from reagan, can you cut taxes and fight inflation? by so doing this? i very much believe you can. let me just read you something. our true choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large budget deficits on the other. an economy stifled by restrictive tax rates will nephews revenue to balance budget just as it never produce enough jobs or profits and here's reagan quoting, quote, blue jackets said that back in 1962 when he was asking for a tax decrease, cut in tax rates across the board. and he was proven right. that is reagan. and be

calvin coolidge was a governor. i will run that. everything is can be a tight budget. we will live within our means. he tries to do the same thing. you can print money states can't print money. except under andrew jackson. it killed the bank of the united states. governors are not the one prepared. who do you think was the most prepared president. it may come as a surprise. i had found their best prepared. those who are very liberal. they were risers. they also had proven courage. you can have every president having served in combat. it doesn't exactly hurt. the two presidents that come to mind are john kennedy and theodore roosevelt. they have both served while in combat. both of them were students of history. both of them have classical education. and therefore both of them were best suited to handle all of the they were highly successful. it doesn't mean they were perfect it doesn't mean they did everything right in fact entity is a classic. name one other president that could of done that. case in point abraham lincoln. 1861 echoes back 11 years to 1850. he had bee

on the last day that president calvin coolidge was in office in 1929 he signed a public law that was107 and it was defined in the statute as a national memorial commission. this law that coolidge signed his last day in office

calvin coolidge signed that law, and that law authorized the creation of this national memorial and tributexactly zero dollars to do that with. and so the idea of a national memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d.c., of the

the letter was presented to calvin coolidge. what name can we give mammy and her anonymous sisters in this new era of historical revisionism? we are not post-racial, but we are more in tune with color and status, more attuned to seeing multiple layers of meaning. we could remember a six-year-old girl named melvina, who was bequeathed of her owner. when the owner's wife died in 1852, melvina went to live with ruth's daughter, living in rural georgia. she was illiterate. like most women of her generation, she struggled during reconstruction, against incredible odds. in 1870, she appears with four children. she is working as a maid, a watch or woman, a farm worker. she lived a hard life before her death in the 1930's. one of her sons was born shortly before or after the civil war and learned to read and write, and by 1900, he is listed as owning his own home. the first wife, alice, had a son named robert. robert married annie. after robert disappeared, and he moved to chicago with her children during the great migration. her son ma

calvin coolidge used to send them all the time. i'm just suggesting that has become bipartisan. monuments, presidents will do that. but obama just did the maine woods, and they are angry and main about it even though the land was gifted by rocket quimby who founded bert spears, the woman's the woman's product, she became the biggest land over a set i will not only give you the land to the federal government as apart, but i will also endow it with $20 million. the conservatives in maine don't want to, they see it as federal government intrusion into their lives. so the good news and i think a better and, the national parks, on their centennial right now are spectacular. we need need to love them more, visit them, they really are this great gift and we'll both theodore and franklin roosevelt a huge bit of credit for being visionaries and making our country something special. without it there would be stripmall's and superhighways. by saving these wild places it has kept the essential spirit of america, and my mind alive. thank you. [applause]. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> book tv's

she chairs the board of the calvin coolidge presidential foundation, she's the winner of the the bastiat prize. she was the head of the 4% growth project which is important for this panel and she was in a previous life a "wall street journal" editorial board member so thank you for being here, amity. just to amity's right is andy puttser, he is the ceo of cke restaurant which is owns karls, jr., and other chains. he earned a juris doctorate in 1978. from washington university school of law in st. louis, he started his career as a commercial trial lawyer. he's the author of "job creation, how it really works and why government doesn't understand it." he lectures frequently. he was an economic advisor to the romney campaign and he, too, writes for the "wall street journal" op-ed pages. last but not least steve moore, a distinguished visiting fellow at the project for economic growth at the heritage foundation. he is a senior economic advisor to the trump campaign. if anyone knows what donald trump is thinking, it's probably steve moore. he founded the club for growth, an advocacy group tha

their recommendations, they got their transcript, they wrote their two essays about president calvin coolidgeand all that, and they were a fantastic pool and most of them wrote, i would love to have the money for a full ride to college because i don't want to be dependent on my parnlirnt. i don't want that welfare. i'm 18 years old. in another generation, i would have enlisted, maybe i should enlist, but i want to get the g.i. wibill or something. i want to pay my own way. fafsa doesn't allow that, right? and why am i yapping on about this? because these are the future minds that you have to convince. i want to earn my own way and we had a final applicant pool when you got to the top 100 that was better than the average ivy candidacy for this scholarship, and they kept saying, we love the money, and a lot of them would win a full scholarship somewhere else because of their need, for example, but we want to win on merit. we want a society that appeals to us on merits so say, here's what i did in high school and why i deserve this not here's why i'm a loser and i need entitlements. all colors a

she chairs the board of the calvin coolidge presidential foundation. she was the head of the 4% growth project, which is important for this panel. and she was in a previous life a wall street journal editorial board member. thank you for being here. ceo ofright is andy, the cke restaurants that owns carl's jr.'s and other chains. he earned a jurist doctorate in 1978. he is not paying attention, that is good. from washington university school of law in st. louis. he started his career as a commercial trial lawyer. he is the author of "job creation: how it really works and what government doesn't understand it." electors frequently. an economic advisor to the romney campaign. he also writes for the washington journal op ed pages. last but not least, steve moore. a fellow at the heritage foundation. he is a senior economic adviser to the trump campaign. if anyone knows with donald trump is thinking, it is probably steve. he founded the club for growth, and efficacy group that focuses on pressuring lawmakers to vote for free market limited government ideas