First, we went to the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge. We got to see the room (and the exact bed, in fact) where he was born, the room where he was sworn into office as president, and the room that functioned as the summer White House one summer.
Interesting facts I learned about Calvin Coolidge:
- He was visiting his parents to help with the haying when he learned in the middle of the night that President Harding had died.
- While he was president, his 16-year-old son died of complications resulting from an infection in a blister he received while playing tennis at the White House.
- His gravesite is very plain, in keeping with his quote that "in this country we elect our presidents from the people, and I want to return to the people." (Paraphrased because I can't find the brochure.)
While LW napped, we drove to a science museum, where we spent the afternoon. We got home just in time for NB and IM to eat a quick dinner before heading off to vacation bible school, which is in the evening this year. (Tonight was the last night.)
Here are all four kids in front of the house where Coolidge was born and lived until he was four:
Here they are at the science museum:
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