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Congratulations to the Winners of the $10,000 Student Essay Contest

The deadline for the Coolidge Foundation’s Student Economic Essay contest has passed. This contest asked students to consider the topics of protectionism and national security, and in particular a 1920 measure known as the Jones Act.

Winners have now been announced.

See the 2025 Essay Contest Winners

Latest Coolidge Review Out Now!

The winter 2026 edition of the Coolidge Review is now out. Check out the Review’s website to read the latest articles online today…

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Coolidge League Tournament, Franklin Academy

March 7

The Coolidge League at the Luddy Schools is a regional debate league in North Carolina and the mid-Atlantic, open to all high schoolers and middle schoolers. While it is a […]

Coolidge Texas Open at SMU

March 14

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation is proud to announce its annual Coolidge Texas Open, a one-day debate tournament that will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. We […]

Coolidge Spring Online Debate Tournament

March 21

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation is proud to announce its annual Coolidge Spring Online Open. This one-day debate tournament will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, using Tabroom.com’s virtual tournament capabilities. We are […]

Latest Essays from Coolidge Review

Lincoln and the Truth of Democracy

Calvin Coolidge revered Abraham Lincoln. In a 1922 speech, Vice President Coolidge said that Lincoln’s example became a “means by which the people raise themselves to a new and higher order of nobility.” Echoing Coolidge, prize-winning historian Allen Guelzo depicts…

Coolidge Scholarship

The Coolidge Scholarship honors President Coolidge’s dedication to academic excellence by awarding full-ride, four-year, merit scholarships to America’s most promising students. Unlike other top awards, “The Coolidge” can be used at any accredited college or university in America. To learn more, click below to visit the Coolidge Scholarship website.

Coolidge Debate

The Coolidge Foundation is setting out to find the top high school debaters in America. Our premier tournament each year is the Coolidge Cup, a national debate tournament that attracts top debaters from across the country to President Coolidge’s historic hometown of Plymouth, Vermont, to compete for the prestigious Coolidge Cup, along with the $7,500 Robert L. Luddy Coolidge Cup Scholarship.

Coolidge in Washington

Coolidge House in Washington, D.C. serves as a base for expanded operations of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

Visit the Notch

There is no better way to truly understand President Coolidge than to visit his hometown, the picturesque hamlet of Plymouth Notch, Vermont. You are invited to visit the President Coolidge State Historic Site, considered one of America’s best-preserved presidential sites. Come to see the modest home where President Coolidge was born, step inside the family homestead where Coolidge took the presidential oath of office, pause for reflection in the warm, wood-paneled church where the Coolidge family worshipped, and gain inspiration from the humble grave site where President Coolidge rests alongside his family.