President Calvin Coolidge was known for his calm demeanor, but his taste in pets was anything but ordinary. During his time in the White House in the 1920s, he and First Lady Grace Coolidge kept a small menagerie that went far beyond cats and dogs. Among the strangest was Rebecca the raccoon, originally sent as a gift to be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, the Coolidges adopted her, fitted her with a collar, and let her roam the White House grounds like a family pet. Alongside Rebecca, th

"Coolidge was the last president to write all of his own speeches." Not so "Silent Cal" after all! Calvin Coolidge became president after Warren Harding's sudden death in 1923. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress mark the centennial of the 30th president's ascension to office with a conference on his political development, signature economic policies, and legacy. Watch, starting at 3:15pm ET, Saturday on C-SPAN 2 | American History TV