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Silent Cal"Interviewing President Coolidge ["Silent Cal"] was the journalist's idea of a nightmare," Harry J. Greenwall once recalled. "A secretary introduced us and left us together. We sat down and looked at each other. Nervousness had seized me. I felt idiotic. I made a remark about the beauties of Washington in autumn. President Coolidge looked at me. I looked at President Coolidge. That grim thin pink line that formed the President's lips opened a fraction. 'How long are you staying?' he drawled. I told him. We looked at each other; the silence continued. 'Waal, goodbye,' and my interview with President Coolidge was over."
Coolidge, John Calvin ["Silent Cal"] (1872-1933) American Republican politician, 30th president of the United States (1923-29) [noted for his strong support of business and his encouragement of stock speculation (which fueled the roaring '20s but led to the crash of 1929)]
[Sources: Harry J. Greenwall, Round the World for News]More John Coolidge anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
Interviews Silence Taciturnity Awkward Moments Journalism Goodbyes
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