President Calvin Coolidge delivers his first inaugural speech following his election in 1924. Broadcast over the WEAF-WCAP network, Coolidge talks about the nation recovering from the First World War and giving assistance to Europe. He discusses isolationism, maintaining a standing military for defense, security threats, the domestic economy, and partisan politics. He also talks about fending off attempts to maintain publicly owned railroads and utility companies, and discusses taxation, social problems, and the rights of property owners.
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