Presidents are often remembered for the speeches they give while in office.

President Calvin Coolidge, who held the office from 1923 to 1929, was more famous for what he didn’t say.

Known for being a man of few words, Coolidge, the 30th President of the US, was nicknamed “silent Cal” for his taciturn (see definition and hear pronunciation below) disposition.

His wife, Grace, liked to tell a story about a woman who sat next to President Coolidge at a dinner party and made a bet that she could get three words of conversation out of him.

The president’s reply? “You lose.”

Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Do you think that being a taciturn leader would help or hurt a president’s popularity?

Taciturn: Tending to be quiet or silent by temperament; not talkative, sometimes dour.

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