calvin coolidge, the same experience. he suffered the loss of his favorite son who died from blood poisoning. he developed an infected blister on one of his toes and he died within weeks. coolidge cost behavior change dramatically. we sometimes forget that he was governor of massachusetts, he was a long-term member of the state's legislature. in all of the earliest positions, he was respected. he was held in high esteem. he turned in a very impressive performance. calvin coolidge was nominated and a few weeks later, he lost his favorite child. his behavior changed dramatically. he worked four hours a day. he is to be described as the workhorse of american politics. he was distracted. he told his cabinet to take care of the problems in your area. if you cannot take care of your problems, do not bother me with this. when he was asked at a press conference about the troops in nicaragua, he did not even know who was there. he said, they have been withdrawn. a r merlon uncertain. this is a president who did not function anymor