COMMEMORATION OF CALVIN COOLIDGE CENTENNIAL BEGINS WITH VIRTUAL PANEL OF HISTORIANS
“When the President Dies” forum will explore how Coolidge and other vice presidents managed their sudden ascension to the presidency  

Northampton, MA - To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Calvin Coolidge’s presidency, the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum at Forbes Library in Northampton will host a series of centennial events, beginning with a June 7th, 7 PM panel discussion titled, “When the President Dies: How Calvin Coolidge and Others Guided America Through Mourning.” The public can attend the event on Zoom by registering at https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/10472112 or by calling 413-587-1014.

The discussion will feature three historians:

 - Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky (https://www.lindsaychervinsky.com/), a fellow at the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. She co-edited the book "Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture" which comes out later this month.

 - Prof. Michael J. Gerhardt (https://law.unc.edu/people/michael-j-gerhardt/), Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at The University of North Carolina School of Law, and the author of "The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy"

 - Nathan Masters (https://www.nathanmasters.me/) is the host and executive producer of "Lost LA" on California's public TV station KCET, and the author of the new book about the Teapot Dome affair, "Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal"

The discussion will be moderated by Bill Scher, vice president of the museum’s Standing Committee.

Panelists will explore how Coolidge navigated the presidency after his predecessor, Warren G. Harding, suffered a heart attack on August 2, 1923 in the midst of the brewing Teapot Dome scandal. They will also compare Coolidge’s experience with other vice presidents who were suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the presidency. This program is free and open to the public.