calvin jr. on the coolidge presidency? >> like a lincoln story. it's an amazing tragedy. calvin jr. was about 16 and he got a blister on the tennis court of the white house and the blister went septic and he died within about a week. if you can imagine from a blister to death just before antibiotics came in. so what a story and there was nothing they could do about it. coolidge had lost his sister. he had lost his mother and now he was losing calvin who was the luck child of the family. you can hear from a happy guy, a very clever, extremely loyal and he didn't know what to do. i think other historians have told the story of the death of calvin as the end of the coolidge presidency. it was in 1924, he was elected that year on his own -- four more years. they say, well he was depressed for the next four years. i don't see that. it's not a story of yes but. the death of calvin but, yes. he persevered withstanding a blow. no one could understand the life of their family and you see a lot of sorrow

coolidge said his younger son, calvin jr., to work in the massachusetts tobacco fields over the summer, if your father were my father, you would. >> the book is "coolidge." read an expert on our blog. mojo.msnbc pn mojo.msnbc.com. amity shlaes, thank you so much. >>> brian schactman has today's top business stories, straight ahead. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken if you have taken another sleep medicine at bedtime or in the mid

calvin klein, model. remember him? we had him and his abs on the show. today, this is for male viewers. the overnight it girl for the carl's jrher name is nina agdal, which you will likely hear a lot more. she was supposen to be in the "sports illustrated" similar suit issue. but she is now believed to be the front-runner for its coveted cover. in case you're wondering, the danish model said she did not really eat that fish sandwich during the filming of the ad. >> i mean -- >> i know. >> probably had several. >> did she spit it out? >> enjoyed it. >>> also in "pop news" today. bridget jones is back. after 14 years, the third book about the single lady in london will hit shelves at the end of this year. author helen fielding isn't giving away any details about the plot, except to say it will be set in present-day london. her fit two books sold more than 15 million copies. we can only hope that means we'll see renee zellweger, hugh grant and colin firth back together again on the big screen. >>> the cast of "the avengers" is confirmed for the academy awards. they will all take center stage at hollywood's biggest party on febru