Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Today -100: September 6, 1923: Of post offices and klaniversities


Calvin Coolidge gives his first speech as president, addressing a bunch of post office workers at the White House. He tells them they are the direct representatives of the federal government in their communities and not to fuck it up.

The Klan won’t buy Valparaiso University after all. Evidently no one noticed until now that the U’s charter bans it being run by any benevolent, charitable, mercenary (?) or fraternal body.

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