You might think presidents just dash off their Thanksgiving proclamations.

But Calvin Coolidge didn’t.

President Coolidge devoted special care to Thanksgiving observances.

Take his second Thanksgiving proclamation, in which he reminded Americans to be grateful for their blessings:

“We shall do well to accept all these favors and bounties with a becoming humility, and dedicate them to the service of the righteous cause of the Giver of all good and perfect gifts. As the nation has prospered let all the people show that they are worthy to prosper by rededicating America to the service of God and man.”

As we take time to reflect on our own blessings, we at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation are grateful for your support. All of us at the Coolidge Foundation wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving.

Coolidge pardoned this raccoon that was sent to the White House for Thanksgiving. The Coolidges kept her as a pet and named her Rebecca Raccoon. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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