The 2024 Coolidge Senators Summit

The Coolidge Senators Program recognizes 100 top Coolidge Scholarship applicants. These high school students have exceptional academic accomplishments and show a special interest in Calvin Coolidge.

This August, the 2024 Coolidge Senators attended a summit in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

The summit gives Senators a chance to see how a boy born in the remote Green Mountains of Vermont made his way to the highest office in the land.

The students also learn about the principles President Coolidge embraced, including free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

The Senators tour Plymouth Notch. They see the modest home where President Coolidge was born, step inside the family homestead where Coolidge took the presidential oath of office, visit the wood-paneled church where the Coolidge family worshipped, an

The Senators tour Plymouth Notch. They see the modest home where President Coolidge was born, step inside the family homestead where Coolidge took the presidential oath of office, visit the wood-paneled church where the Coolidge family worshipped, and see the quiet gravesite where President Coolidge rests alongside his family.

Senators declaim Coolidge speeches in the Union Christian Church

Senators declaim Coolidge speeches in the Union Christian Church

Professor David Schmidtz, Presidential Chair of Moral Science at West Virginia University, delivers the 2024 Block Lecture, teaching Senators about the fundamental importance of private property rights

Professor David Schmidtz, Presidential Chair of Moral Science at West Virginia University, delivers the 2024 Block Lecture, teaching Senators about the fundamental importance of private property rights

Dr. Cathleen Johnson, Director of the Center for an Ethical Economy, directs a social experiment during the Block Lecture

Dr. Cathleen Johnson, Director of the Center for an Ethical Economy, directs a social experiment during the Block Lecture

Senators lead the national anthem during the naturalization ceremony at the Notch

Senators lead the national anthem during the naturalization ceremony at the Notch

Judge Heather Cooper administers the Oath of Allegiance to the United States to 21 new U.S. citizens

Judge Heather Cooper administers the Oath of Allegiance to the United States to 21 new U.S. citizens

Coolidge Foundation chair Amity Shlaes speaks on Coolidge values

Coolidge Foundation chair Amity Shlaes speaks on Coolidge values

The Senators compete in the Foundation’s annual Coolidge Knowledge Bowl

The Senators compete in the Foundation’s annual Coolidge Knowledge Bowl

The Senators pay a visit to the Vermont Country Store

The Senators pay a visit to the Vermont Country Store

Lyman Orton, author and proprietor of the Vermont Country Store, speaks to the Senators about Vermont and running a business

Lyman Orton, author and proprietor of the Vermont Country Store, speaks to the Senators about Vermont and running a business

Senators participate in an adventure hike on the Appalachian Trail

Senators participate in an adventure hike on the Appalachian Trail

Michael C. Maibach (left) , Distinguished Fellow for Save Our States, speaks to the Senators about the Electoral College

Michael C. Maibach (left), Distinguished Fellow for Save Our States, speaks to the Senators about the Electoral College

Financial historian Edward Chancellor talks to students about his book The Price of Time , winner of the Hayek Book Prize

Financial historian Edward Chancellor talks to students about his book The Price of Time, winner of the Hayek Book Prize

The Senators make their return trip to the airport after a busy week in Vermont

The Senators make their return trip to the airport after a busy week in Vermont