sorry, wrote down the telegram message and immediately her husband winfred perkins dressed immediately and drove with the message to plymouth notch, about nine miles away. around midnight, mr. perkins arrived at the coolidge. urging president to call the. mr. perkins not loudly on the door. woke up john coolidge and. but what's all this commotion? a nation going on at the tower. but harding resigned. so her husband sneaked back. thank you, mr. perkins. think calvin. over 11. i was awakened by my coming up the stairs, calling my name. i noticed that his voice trembled as the only times i'd ever observed that before were when death had visited our family. i it was something of the greatest nature had just occurred. he must have also been moved by the thought, the many sacrifices he had made to place me where i was in the hope that i might sometime rise to a position of importance, which he now saw realized he placed on my hands an official report that president harding had just passed away. my wife and i at once dressed before leaving the room, i knelt down and asked to bless the america